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Royal Palace of Madrid Small Group Skip the Line
4.4
503 Ratings
Madrid
This semi-private tour to the Royal Palace is limited to a maximum of 15 guests. The journey begins at Calle Mayor 43, allowing participants to explore Plaza Mayor, Calle del Codo, Plaza de la Villa, and ultimately arrive at the Royal Palace via Calle Bailén.
This semi-private tour to the Royal Palace is limited to a maximum of 15 guests. The journey begins at Calle Mayor 43, allowing participants to explore Plaza Mayor, Calle del Codo, Plaza de la Villa, and ultimately arrive at the Royal Palace via Calle Bailén.
Duration:
2 hours, 10 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Plaza Mayor - The name of the plaza has changed over time. It has been known as “Plaza del Arrabal”, “Plaza de la Constitución”, “Plaza Real”, “Plaza de la República” and now “Plaza Mayor”. These names reflect events, history and reign in Spanish history.
“Plaza del Arrabal” was the original name of the present day “Plaza Mayor”. The “Plaza del…
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Plaza Mayor - The name of the plaza has changed over time. It has been known as “Plaza del Arrabal”, “Plaza de la Constitución”, “Plaza Real”, “Plaza de la República” and now “Plaza Mayor”. These names reflect events, history and reign in Spanish history.
“Plaza del Arrabal” was the original name of the present day “Plaza Mayor”. The “Plaza del Arrabal” was once the site of the most popular marketplace until the end of 15th century. Following the Constitution of 1812, all major plazas in Spain were renamed “Plaza de la Constitución”. It also held this name 1820 to 1823, 1833 to 1835, 1840 to 1843, and 1876 to 1922. When the Borbón king was restored in 1814, it became known as the “Plaza Real”. In 1873, the name changed to “Plaza de la República”. At the end of the Spanish Civil War the plaza received its present name of “Plaza Mayor”.
What's Included
- Radio Guide with gift headphones
- Semi-private visit with max 16 passengers
- Skip-the-line access to Royal Palace
- Official bilingual guide (Spanish and English groups)
- Radio Guide with gift headphones
- Semi-private visit with max 16 passengers
- Skip-the-line access to Royal Palace
- Official bilingual guide (Spanish and English groups)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Although the entrance to the Royal Palace is always reserved for our clients, sometimes the access control may be blocked due to capacity and security controls, delaying the entrance for a few minutes for reasons beyond the operator’s control.
- Although the entrance to the Royal Palace is always reserved for our clients, sometimes the access control may be blocked due to capacity and security controls, delaying the entrance for a few minutes for reasons beyond the operator’s control.
Location
Fun and Tickets Tours and Activities / Main Office
Calle Mayor
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
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(503 Ratings)
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Jeff_c
Jun 7, 2025
Excellent tour. Sergio... - Excellent tour. Sergio was super knowledgeable and an excellent guide! Highly recommend this tour to see the palace.
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Explorer46065015576
Jun 6, 2025
Palace tour - We got Oscar as our guide. Very knowledgeable about the palace. Skip the line was the best as we didn’t have to wait at all.
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Road10697234532
Jun 6, 2025
Madrid tour of Royal Palace in explanation which were wonderful - Oscar was amazing. Best tour that I’ve had perhaps even better than ones in Rome. Wonderful tour of the Royal Palace and a lot of history explained.
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Joseg2072
Jun 6, 2025
Royal Palace - Oscar was very informative and patient with the group. Lots of information to know and explain in a simple way. A most see tour
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Sylwia_v
Jun 5, 2025
Alcazar and Seville catedral - We started with "skip the lane" cathedral and Giralda tower. Our guide Ivan showered us with history and stories of places we visited. It was amazing. Alcazar and gardens were simply stunning. Ivan was very knowedgable, telling stories that brought Alcazar to life.
Awesome experience!!!
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Thedanielleharrison
Jun 9, 2025
Royal Palace is beautiful, but use a different tour company - The Royal Palace is an architectural beauty. If you are into history and architecture, this tour is for you. There are 3,418 rooms, but you will only get to see about 10 of them. I suggest going on a day that is not a holiday or weekend. We went on a Friday and it was still rather packed, I heard the weekends were too busy.
I had a bad experience with this tour company on another tour, so i recommend not utilizing Fun and Tickets for this experience - book with anyone else.
Booking in a group, you get to skip the line of people doing on their own. You also get a personal guide that walks you through all the history - our tour guide looked like the cousin of Adam Sandler and had the voice of Massimo from the Wedding Planner. So, take that as you may. It was hard to follow everything - I had this tour guide twice and I think there is a bit of spanish to english translation hurtles - but overall be ready to be bombarded with more information than you can take.
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Courtney_b
Jun 9, 2025
Do this instead of paying at the palace - I had a last minute chance to explore Madrid and the Palace tickets were sold out. I really wanted to see the Palace so I booked this tour. I am glad I did. The skip the line was necessary so O could spend my time in the Palace and not line, and the tour provided good information and context. The labeling at the Palace and the brochure would not have been adequate, The Guide Frederick was helpful and he kept on time. He used a microphone that transmitted to individual radios with earbuds so I could hear him and his english translation. I would recommend.
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Experience779296
Jun 7, 2025
Average experience at the Madrid palace - Madrid Palace is a decent visit, but nothing stands out as a must-see. Our small group of eight was pleasant, but the audio provided was faulty, making it hard to hear the guide. Instead of booking through the small group with a guide, we recommend booking directly online with the palace. The added cost wasn’t worth it. To top it off, we ended up waiting in line over 30 minutes, even with the skip-the-line feature.
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Bettiel_w
Jun 5, 2025
Small Group of 30 People - Paid for a small group tour but ended up in a group of 30. I was contacted the night before the tour and was offered an earlier tour because the group would be smaller. I now wonder what number of people are in a large group.
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Bob_m
Jun 5, 2025
Meet up point mix up - The meet up point is not at the Palace but rather 6-7 blocks away in a very congested area that is difficult to find. It was the first time in many years of traveling and booking tours that the meeting point was not adjacent to the tour site. Although technically my fault for not understanding our meeting point was that far away in a small storefront, the tour operator did not respond to two separate emails asking for clarity on the meeting point. By the time we were were able to understand all this, the tour had begun with the guide inside the palace and they were unable to come out and add us. The tour operator would not refund us but did offer to reschedule us the following day but we were booked to travel to Sevilla. Very disappointing outcome. Recommend booking with an operator who meets you at the palace.
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