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A historic building with a bell tower and a large tree in front. 1
A church interior with ornate frescoes, a candelabra, and a stone gargoyle. 2
A historic building with a clock tower and crosses on top, a pedestrian area with benches, and a person walking with a backpack. 3
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Overview

    • Discover one of the most beautiful monasteries in Spain
    • Visit the Cloister, the main staircase, the Hall of Tapestri
    • Marvel at the thousands of works of art by famous painters.
    • Contemplate the chapels
    • Enjoy a professional guided tour

Activity location

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    • 3 Plaza de las Descalzas
    • 28013, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain & Canary Islands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Plaza de las Descalzas
    • 3 Plaza de las Descalzas
    • 28013, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain & Canary Islands

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Skip-the-line tickets to the Descalzas Reales Monastery
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Expert guide in Spanish
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food or drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Pick up or transfer to the hotel

Know before you book

  • The guided tour does not include access to the church. However, it can be visited freely every evening when it is open for mass, between 18:30h and 20:00h.
  • There are no public bathrooms on the monument.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

We will meet our guide at the Plaza de las Descalzas, right in front of the entrance door to the Monastery and start our tour. We will go to the entrance of the Monastery of the Descalzas Reales and after an explanation of its facade and exterior, we will enter to enjoy the full guided tour inside.

We will admire such beautiful areas as the cloister, through which passes the Procession of the Holy Burial that takes place every year on Good Friday.

We will also contemplate the main staircase. Considered by many, the true jewel of the monument. On its walls we will be able to see mural paintings made in different periods and on the ceiling, an impressive painting attributed to Claudio Coello.

Throughout the visit we will also access the Tapestry Room, the Choir Room and find Plateresque doors, countless works of art of enormous value and paintings by some of the greatest painters in history such as Zurbarán, Antonio Moro or Luca Giordano.

After an hour and a quarter, our visit will end at the exit of the Monastery.

Location

Activity location

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    madrid
    • 3 Plaza de las Descalzas
    • 28013, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain & Canary Islands

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Plaza de las Descalzas
    • 3 Plaza de las Descalzas
    • 28013, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain & Canary Islands