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El Retiro Park and Royal Palace: Guided Tour with Tapas
4.3
15 Ratings
Madrid
Experience the grandeur of Madrid’s Royal Palace and the beauty of Retiro Park on a guided tour. Optional tapas tasting available. Marvel at Goya and Velazquez’s artwork.
Experience the grandeur of Madrid’s Royal Palace and the beauty of Retiro Park on a guided tour. Optional tapas tasting available. Marvel at Goya and Velazquez’s artwork.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Puerta de Alcalá - The gathering spot is near this stunning landmark.
- Puerta De La Independencia - The precise meeting location is at the Puerta de la Independencia within Retiro Park.
- Parque del Retiro - El Retiro is Madrid’s most significant park and a beloved destination for both residents and visitors. It offers a vast green area in…
- Puerta de Alcalá - The gathering spot is near this stunning landmark.
- Puerta De La Independencia - The precise meeting location is at the Puerta de la Independencia within Retiro Park.
- Parque del Retiro - El Retiro is Madrid’s most significant park and a beloved destination for both residents and visitors. It offers a vast green area in the heart of Madrid.
- Plaza de Isabel II - For the second excursion, which includes a visit to the Royal Palace, the guide will meet the group in this square.
- Royal Palace of Madrid - This palace is the largest in Western Europe and ranks among the largest globally, boasting over 135,000 square meters and 3,418 rooms.
- Jardines de Sabatini - These gardens can be admired following the tour.
What's Included
- Walking tour of El Retiro Park
- Guided exploration of celebrated monuments and hidden gems
- Visit the Royal Palace, residence of Spanish monarchs
- Led by a professional tour guide
- Optional tapas tasting at a renowned Madrid bar
- Walking tour of El Retiro Park
- Guided exploration of celebrated monuments and hidden gems
- Visit the Royal Palace, residence of Spanish monarchs
- Led by a professional tour guide
- Optional tapas tasting at a renowned Madrid bar
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food or beverages
- Hotel pick up or transfer
- Gratuities
- Food or beverages
- Hotel pick up or transfer
Additional Information
Experience a local’s guided tour of the breathtaking El Retiro Park.
Afterward, meet the guide at Isabel II Square for exclusive access to all areas of Madrid’s Royal Palace and Gardens, including the throne room. Admire the masterpieces by Goya and Velazquez.
Before or after the Royal Palace Tour, there is an option to savor a variety of tapas at one of…
Experience a local’s guided tour of the breathtaking El Retiro Park.
Afterward, meet the guide at Isabel II Square for exclusive access to all areas of Madrid’s Royal Palace and Gardens, including the throne room. Admire the masterpieces by Goya and Velazquez.
Before or after the Royal Palace Tour, there is an option to savor a variety of tapas at one of Madrid’s most renowned spots (if chosen).
At the Mercado Jamón Ibérico restaurant, indulge in a tasting of Iberian delicacies such as ham, Manchego cheese, salchichón sausage, chorizo sausage, and olive oil, all paired with a refreshing drink.
- Please, be at the starting point 15’ minutes before start of the tour.
- Please check which option did you select as the inclusions are different depending on the option
- For the tapas tasting you need to go to Calle Mayor 84, the bar “CASA CIRIACO”, until 3:30pm. You have to go on your own, the guide doesn’t go with you.
Location
Plaza de la Independencia
Puerta de la Independencia of Retiro Park, in Plaza de la Independencia.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(15 Ratings)
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Eddie_c
Jul 12, 2024
Amazing Experience - Excellent tours with very knowledgeable
Guides. Lydia was our guide at Retiro Park and she was very good. Her explanation of key points was amazing. Benito was our guide at the Palace and he was just as good. He explained everything in detail with a bit of humor and his presentation was amazing. Can’t recommend this tour enough.
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Joe_b
Mar 8, 2023
Good way of exploring the City - The trip started at one of the entrances of Retiro park. Despite getting a bit lost on the way, Lydia kindly waited for me. A leisurely hour or so exploring Retiro park. Then an hours break before reconvening in front of the opera house outside the metro station. Larger group in the afternoon. Great tour of the palace. Be aware quite a few rooms you aren’t allowed to take photos. It’s a stunning palace and grounds. Lydia was a great guide and the trip was well organised. A well earned rest followed after lots of walking!
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Dr_ruthsydney
Nov 11, 2022
Comprehensive Tour - We chose both the Retiro garden and the Royal Palace option. There were only four tourists in the garden but 24ish in the palace. It was a long day, but having a guide helped put the history into perspective. He was knowledgeable and humorous.
Excellent work, Alex.
A highlight was seeing the Stradivarius violins and musical instruments. Photos not allowed in those areas, only in the entrance halls and stairways.
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Carriehkaruba
Sep 18, 2022
Great tour in Madrid - David was a great tour guide, knowledgeable and personable. We started in the park and then walked to Madrid Palace. I highly recommend taking this tour.
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Magee19
Jun 9, 2022
Excellent tour. One of the best in Madrid. - This was a great our. The Retiro Park tour was great, lots of good sites and excellent information about the park. The Royal Palace tour was also excellent. Our guide did a great job of explaining the history and making it come to life. Highly recommend both these tours.
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Eduardo_r
Feb 6, 2022
This was amazing! I would... - This was amazing! I would certainly recommend this tour. All of it was fantastic but, my favorite part was the royal palace
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Anthony_m
Dec 28, 2023
Excellent Royal Palace Tour , No tapas - Alex Tour Guy , he was very attentive,knowledgeable and explained every stop in detail. The best of the whole experience. Tapas was not good experience, very small place,crowed and didn't have a seat for me. Restaurant was empty but I can't sit there.I finished leaving the place without having the "tapas".
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Evie
Feb 21, 2023
Awesome Tour Guide! Ismael (Manolo) was a terrific tour guide. He was very knowledgeable - Ismael (Manolo) was a terrific tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and patient even considering our large group. He’s also very friendly and gave great details throughout the tour.
I wish we would have had a chance to photograph more of the rooms that were part of the tour. We went through so many rooms and were only permitted to take photos in the first three rooms.
I then toured the armory which you do on your own and it was spectacular. WOW. So interesting, but again no photos allowed. As a photographer, that was the purpose of visiting the palace. Highly disappointed in this aspect. It was affordable and we had a great tour guide. No complaints. The rest was out of their control. I recommend it.
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966dw
Jul 7, 2024
Group size was far too large - The group was huge at around 50, far too big for a busy palace. The guide was knowledgeable, however due to lousy audio and size of group, it was difficult to hear most of the time.
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Lydia_b
Jun 4, 2024
They were 2 different... - They were 2 different visits in Spanish with 2 different guides.the complaint for both was that we were asked to be 15 mn before the start of the trip and the guides only turned up for the start;it was difficult to identify them without a sort of uniform (a top with the company name and a matching umbrella would do ) Now I’d like to comment on each one separately
The morning one of the Retiro became a “private tour” as only us 2 turned up. Benito our guide was able to demonstrate his knowledge,was very helpful in answering our questions and made this tour the best one we’ve ever made.
Unfortunately the Royal Palace visit booked for 3:30pm was disappointing due to the lack of organisation of the afternoon guide(not sure,Manuel or Manolo?)
We didn’t know why we had to wait or had to leave a room without having looked at it .the different groups of tourists were getting mixed up and we struggled to keep concentration while fighting for some space and preventing for being pushed.Maybe it is the fault of the Palace organisation to admit so many people at once.
We expect the standard of a paying guided visit to be as professional and organised as the freetours,if not more.
Sorry we won’t recommend Viator to others and we’ll look for some reduced groups.this review shouldn’t be published because you can’t judge 2 different tours as one.good luck if you are considering making some changes.,one is to expect to write 1 review for 2 different tours -this won’t help the readers at all but I hope Viator will get some ideas.
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