Madrid Old Town & Royal Palace Walking Tour Skip the Line Ticket

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

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 To Expect

Welcome to our meeting point located at Calle Mayor 43. From here you will begin your visit to the Royal Palace

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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".

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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

Options

ENGLISH tour

SPANISH tour

Reviews

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1,845 reviews

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Beautiful Palace
JULIE M,Mar 8, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Sergio good tour guide. Nice and clear , good English. Very knowledgeable on Spannish history. Palace beautiful all rooms outstanding but queens quarters with large dinning room very impressive. Please note , toilets in gift shop go at start of tour if needed.
Palace and old town walking tour
Stephen G,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Historical tour. Lots of anecdotes guide had a good sense of humour. Queue jumping actually happened
Tour guide was very...
Andrea K,Mar 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us some great information about Madrid and the history of the city.
Fun, informative tour
aliciahJ1345VL,Mar 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Beatrice was great tour guide! Very knowledgeable, also love her humour!
Beautiful and informative
Tara F,Mar 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great tour. Got to walk the streets of Madrid, talk about the history. The palace was beautiful and huge! We had just about the right amount of time there. Our tour guide was funny and informative.
Go on your own and skip this tour.Save money too!
Barry S,Mar 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00
Our tour guide, David, has a strong accent. We were able to follow what he was saying but the combination of cheap earbuds provided to us, with conflicting sounds, made hearing and understanding very difficult.
Fun tour
Natalie P,Mar 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had our tour with Beatrice today it was great she was very funny and entertaining and of course had a lot of historical knowledge. We had a great time
Thank you.
188vasiles,Mar 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Thanks Beatrice. It was all 10/10.
Rodrigo was an excellent...
Dan A,Feb 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Rodrigo was an excellent tour guide and we really enjoyed getting to learn about the history of Madrid and seeing all the splendor of the palace.
The tour was really nice...
Tsampika S,Feb 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
The tour was really nice and insightful. We enjoyed it thanks to Lydia who was fun, positive and very knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend it.