What an amazing place! We paid for a guided tour and Martin was fantastic, happy to answer questions along the way. The place is stunning and it is a shame you can't take pictures in every room but it makes more time for you to take it all in. Definitely a must visit when in Madrid, stunning!

Very cool to walk through the palace and feel the history of the kings and queens and the royal courts. The rooms were amazing as was the art and all the tapestries. After the first room no pictures are allowed. It was very crowded and we bought tickets a few months in advance which saved hours in line.

A must if you are visting Madrid as this is the largest palace in Europe. Whilst you only see a small number of rooms it is well worth it and as you can't take photographs I cannot explain how fabulous some of the rooms are. We booked a tour so were well guided and had a background of the history of the palace provided to us. The highlight was the crown jewels and the throne room. Behind the enclosed Spanish crown and sceptre, they also show King Juan Carlos I’s Abdication documents, and the fountain pen he used to sign it Well worth a visit.

Wonderful time strolling the palace and taking in the history. I first downloaded the audio tour. Sadly, it was a very long process to download each room. I went back and purchased the tablet, which was only 5 Euro. They only charged me 1 Euro since I gad already purchased the other option. I recommend just choosing the tablet. Pictures are not allowed in the majority of the palace rooms, but it is still worth the visit. It's a magnificent palace!

Wow!!! To walk in this palace’s rooms and halls optimizes “Live like a King!” The details of workmanship form so many years ago and all done by hand is mind blowing and yet a testament to the mindset of creative people even hundreds of years ago! The Basilica is on another level and you will need hours just in this location to attempt to see & get all of the beautiful artistic artifacts into view… simply overwhelming!!!

We did a self guided tour of the circa 30 rooms open to the public. We were well entertained by the audio guide that gave us a peak into Spain’s impressive history. We spent 1,5 hours which is suiting for our concentration span. Happy to return as see & learn some more.

Beautiful palace with lots of history! Be sure to book your tickets in advance if you want to go inside. The first time we visited we have no tickets and they’re sold out so we just took pictures outside. Came back few days later with tickets and it’s so worth it. Palace looks amazing inside!! Pictures not allowed on some rooms but not an issue. Better way to immerse yourself with the intricate details and rich history of Spain. And it also helps with crowd control. Worth a visit for sure!

A lovely building with plenty of rooms to view and some fabulous interior decorations. A great entrance way and staircase where you can take pictures. After that there are no photos allowed. Best to book tickets in advance. They offer free tickets on the day for those eligible so there will nearly always be a queue. Saying that, we did queue (due to bad planning!) and it only took about 40 minutes. A pleasant enough wait in the square. However if you have to pay, then you may as well pay in advance and not que!! (Also if you want a guide you will need to book in advance) We enjoyed walking at our own leisure with no guide and found this was fine. Enjoy.

What beauty lies within! 3,414 rooms - we saw 30 on our tour. French silks on the walls, gorgeous chandeliers, displays of clocks, silver and porcelain, this is definitely worth visiting! Highly suggest booking a tour with a guide, with a time. We entered through a gate just for tour groups without wait, and saw huge lines of people to enter with or without tickets. Pictures only allowed in certain areas.

Nice palace. Second visit after a few years. Nothing has changed. Not new rooms added, even though the palace is massive. Not pics allowed. It is incredible whe you can take pics everywhere these days. It is included to the visit De Armería, building annexed. Nobody advised you about it. It is very interesting for those whose like old guns.