discover the royal palace on a guided tour with a local guide. See the largest palace in western Europe, stand in a room entirely covered in porcelain, and learn about the spanish monarchy.
Meet your guide at the Royal Palace and head inside. As you stroll, hear about the palace's fascinating history and Madrid. Stop to admire pictorial works, tapestries, jewelry, and the stuccoed walls of the palace.
The treasures of the royal palace are the room of King Charles III, which includes the apartments of the Illustrated King and one of the most important for the city of Madrid, preserves all the decoration directed by Sabatini, uniform throughout the main floor.
The Throne Room and the Chamber called Gasparini constitute the most representative sets of Charles III's taste, attached to the Rococo style in its most exuberant Italian version. Important neoclassical ensembles and pieces of French furniture are owed to Charles IV and to Ferdinand VII, the overwhelming collection of French chandeliers in bronze and crystal. The last decorative renovation to which the current historical state of the decoration responds is due to Alfonso XII in 1879.
The apartments of Charles IV and María Luisa extend along the eastern façade, where the successive sovereigns lived until 1931.
There are about 650 pieces on display out of an inventory of more than 70,000; are you going to miss it? We will all meet next to the information office of the royal palace with a blue umbrella. Then we will walk to the entrance which is about 3 minutes away. Did you know that the Gallery has been closed for a long time due to the size of the palace inventory? size of the palace inventory? And also did you know that it had its origin at the end of the reign of Elizabeth II?
In this gallery there are 3 floors divided into the dynasties of the Trastámara and Habsburg, Bourbons, and temporary exhibitions where you can see the most unimaginable objects.
IMPORTANT: you avoid the main queue of the palace, but we will access through the group access, it is possible that there will be a queue on busiest days such as Saturdays, Sundays and holidays due to force majeure, this is not the supplier's fault in any case, thank you for understand it.
Royal Armory is closed because of improvement works.
If after 15 minutes the travelers do not come to the tour, the tour may be canceled if there are no signs of life or the guided tour may continue with the rest of the attendees without waiting.
Remember, is not a private tour, so pick-up in hotel is not possible. Is not possible to do it in two languages. In case of bad behavior with the guide, disrespect or boycott, the tour may be canceled immediately.
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