Madrid Old Town & Royal Palace Walking Tour Skip the Line Ticket
Overview
Available languages
2 hours 10 minutes
Mobile ticket
The tour starts at the door of the Fun and Tickets office at Calle Mayor, 43 with a guided tour on the way to the Royal Palace. The tour includes the visit of the Royal Palace of Madrid with official guides and Skip the line.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Although the entrance to the Royal Palace is always reserved for our clients, sometimes the access control may be blocked due to the capacity and security controls, being the entrance delayed a few minutes for reasons beyond the control of this operator.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Guided Tour from Calle Mayor, 43
Early Entrance and Offcial guided Tour of the Royal Palace
Visit with Radio Guide and gift headphones.
Royal Palace Skip the line ticket
Official Bilingual Guide - Spanish Group and English Group
Gratuities
What To Expect
Welcome to our meeting point located at Calle Mayor 43. From here you will begin your visit to the Royal Palace
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".
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Madrid Old Town & Royal Palace Walking Tour Skip the Line Ticket
Reviews
1,776 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Not the fault of the...
Ram S,
Dec 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00Not the fault of the tour, however it was very crowded even in this supposedly off season. Quite overwhelming at the places.
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antoniorQ435KF,
Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jesus was a great guide and explained everything in detail, I I would highly recommend him for a tour. Again, thank you Jesus for a great tour.
Bargain upgrade if you want to tour the palace.
424grahamm,
Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really good tour. We were keen to visit the palace and found that this tour cost only slightly more than just going to the palace by ourselves. That makes this tour an abolute bargain. Remember being on a tour means you get to go straight in, bypassing the line outside. Our guide (Beatrice) was superb, making great use of the very effectve ear-peices so that everyone could pick up every word. She was both entertaining and informative throughtout the short city walk and the palace tour which made this a lot of fun and a really good use of our time. The palace is really impressive but we got so much more out our visit there by spending the time with Beatrice. We also followed her recommendations for places to eat which were excellent.
This tour was great,...
Kerry M,
Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour was great, Federico was an awesome tour guide. He was very knowledgeable, and had a great sense of humor!
Our guide Anders was the...
Julie M,
Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Anders was the best! He was engaging, knowledgeable, and added good humor to the tour. A thoroughly enjoyable way to understand the history of the Palace and the surrounding area. I highly recommend.
Our tour guide David was...
swati p,
Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide David was excellent. We walked around town for a bit and the inside of the castle was impressive. We took the 11am tour and got in before most groups which was nice as there were few crowds.
Best palace tour
Amanda M,
Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Beatrice was the best tour guide! She knew so many facts about the city, history, and the palace. She was nice, engaging, funny and handled the large group well. This tour you get to learn more than the just the palace. It was so neat to see all the rooms and know the history behind them
Beatrice was amazing!!! The best tour guide ever, so knowledgeable, very friendly and professional.
Abbas S,
Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Beatrice was amazing!!! The best tour guide ever, so knowledgeable, very friendly and professional. She nade the tour worth while
Best Tour - Royal Palace with Beatrice
rrr169,
Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Beatrice was amazing!!! The best tour guide ever, so knowledgeable, very friendly and professional. She made experience fun
Fantastic tour
Curiosity41166,
Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a great tour, small group of 15 people and Martin our tour guide was very informative and spoke English very well
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