Royal Palace Madrid Small Group Tour: Discover Spanish History and Art

Immerse yourself in Spanish history and art on a small group tour of the Royal Palace in Madrid. Discover the grandeur of the Spanish Monarchy and gain insights that will enhance your journey through Spain. Limited to just 7 people, we prioritize sustainability and ensure a personalized experience.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Royal Palace of Madrid - Our guide will lead you through the highlights of Europe’s largest royal residence: The Royal Palace of Madrid. You’ll visit the Salón de Columnas (Columns Hall), the grand staircase crafted by the renowned Francesco Sabatini, and the Throne Room. With a small group limited to 7 people, you’ll have the opportunity to fully appreciate this magnificent building.
What's Included
  • Professional tour guide
  • Royal Palace of Madrid Skip the Line Ticket
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Within the Palace, visitors can explore the core structure of the Spanish Monarchy throughout the ages. The tour features extravagant clocks, incredible decorations, the most refined art, and perhaps most importantly, a journey through Spanish history since the Palace’s construction, including insights into earlier times. This makes the tour not only…

Location
Plaza de Oriente
We will meet at Phillip IV equestrian statue (in the centre of Plaza de Oriente). The guide will have a sign with the company's logo (The guides you need). We strongly recommend to arrive 15 minutes before (we are strictly punctual).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Peter_t
Oct 31, 2025
The palace was very hot... - The palace was very hot inside, make sure you take water with you if allowed , also allow two hours for the guided tour
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Jaclin_c
Oct 30, 2025
Saved a lot of time with... - Saved a lot of time with skip the line. Very informative tour that wasn’t a “script.” Maria was wonderful! Didn’t feel rushed and she was very friendly and knowledgeable.
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Jessica_g
Oct 28, 2025
Would be lost w/o group tour - Royal Palace - I give Maria five stars. She was friendly and super informative. I suggest going with a tour instead of on your own. There is just too much information to cover.
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Paul_c
Oct 27, 2025
You won’t see all 3200 but you’ll will see the 27 best rooms - Good tour guides are luckily frequent, great ones not so much. Maria is a great one and she was able to move our small group through crowds without losing a beat. She found corners and areas where we were not so squished in these huge state rooms. The Audio Units were essential because we could hear her narration perfectly at a conversational, almost hushed level; gone are days when tour guides in different languages at the top of their voices made for a confusing babble. Maria patiently explained the history, decorative highlights and significance of each room in a way that was easy to understand and with a sense of humor, explaining the ‘sandwich’ of successive rulers, the two Carlos’ that were the top and bottom slices of bread, and the three Felipes in the middle! Maria kept everyone together despite the crowds that day. This 2 hours went very quickly and we hope that you will get Maria as your guide.
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Sarah_j
Oct 17, 2025
Maria gave a wonderful tour of the Royal Palace in Madrid - Maria gave us a wonderful tour of the Royal Palace. She clearly knows the history of this palace and answered many questions asked of her. A great tour!
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Pradeep_v
Oct 13, 2025
Palace tour Madrid - It takes about 1,5 hrs to walk so good walking shoe needed- our tour guide was exceptional!!! She is very thorough and very insightful, we were truly lucky that she was our guide for both tours _ Palace and the museum, she gave enough time for us to see the paintings and ample time for questions , she also was very helpful on pto see the exhibits by telling us how to navigate the crowds so that we can have a full experience of the beautiful paintings- she was cheerful, helpful and very friendly!! Absolutely the best! Her English was perfect without any heavy accent so made it really easy to follow her and appreciate the paintings even more , Tips: café is good and convenient , Chick peas curried dish was excellent, there is Nacho with Pico ans Guacamole some options for vegetarians like me! Knowing basic Spanish will be very helpful to order food in restaurants , have Google translate!
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Makenna_d
Oct 9, 2025
What a great tour! Maria... - What a great tour! Maria was so knowledgeable and accommodating. Highly recommend this tour to anyone.
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Jeffrey_p
Sep 17, 2025
Great experience. - Plays was a terrific tour guide. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Explained the history of the palace and the significance of each room. Highly recommended.
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Richard_j
Jun 16, 2025
A Very Good Small Group Tour of the Palacio Real - The palace is well worth seeing with a guide. I believe it has about 3400 rooms but thankfully we only covered a little over 20 of them. Our guide, Macarena, was very knowledgeable and had a sense of humor, which we appreciated. Even though we had a small group, she distributed earphones, which was important because the palace was particularly crowded on the day of our visit.
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Anna_d
May 29, 2025
Excellent driving - Fantastic experience thanks to a super Italian guide, very prepared. Beautiful people are rare to find and I had the pleasure of meeting her today. Thank you Stefi
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From $53
up to 7 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).