Royal Palace of Aranjuez
Royal Palace of Aranjuez
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betterthanwork
Nottingham, UK1,221 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
We booked easily via the Patrimonio website and chose the first visit slot of 10am as we were staying at the NH hotel just opposite.
By being the first people in on the day, there were no crowds ahead of us, so it enabled us to see everything easily.
It was not a guided tour, but each room had an information board in Spanish and English to read.
There were some magnificent rooms, our favourites being the ornate Arab room and the amazing porcelain room.
By being the first people in on the day, there were no crowds ahead of us, so it enabled us to see everything easily.
It was not a guided tour, but each room had an information board in Spanish and English to read.
There were some magnificent rooms, our favourites being the ornate Arab room and the amazing porcelain room.
Written March 2, 2023
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A Midlife Adventure
Dursley, UK964 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
We bought our tickets in advance and an audio guide for myself and so entry was straight forward on this fairly sunny Saturday.
The tour begins in the hallway with its grand central staircase over which hangs a chandelier of gilt bronze and crystal. This is merely the starting point of what is to come as you follow the designated route through both the King's and Queen's various chambers with all they have to offer. Alas you are not allowed to take photos!
My two personal favourite rooms were the Moorish room or Salon Arabe which was made for Queen Isabel II between 1847 and 1851 and is decorated throughout with a Moorish style similar to that seen in the Alhambra Palace in Granada. The room was used as a smoking room mainly for men. The decoration of the walls being made of brightly coloured plaster work.
Secondly the Salon de Porcelana which was created by Charles III. The walls and ceilings are completely lined by plaques, attached to timber walls by screws, of white porcelain and reliefs with motifs of fruits, flowers, monkeys, vases, birds and dragons. The floor is marble and 8 large mirrors against the walls multiply the effect of the decorations.
The tour begins in the hallway with its grand central staircase over which hangs a chandelier of gilt bronze and crystal. This is merely the starting point of what is to come as you follow the designated route through both the King's and Queen's various chambers with all they have to offer. Alas you are not allowed to take photos!
My two personal favourite rooms were the Moorish room or Salon Arabe which was made for Queen Isabel II between 1847 and 1851 and is decorated throughout with a Moorish style similar to that seen in the Alhambra Palace in Granada. The room was used as a smoking room mainly for men. The decoration of the walls being made of brightly coloured plaster work.
Secondly the Salon de Porcelana which was created by Charles III. The walls and ceilings are completely lined by plaques, attached to timber walls by screws, of white porcelain and reliefs with motifs of fruits, flowers, monkeys, vases, birds and dragons. The floor is marble and 8 large mirrors against the walls multiply the effect of the decorations.
Written March 17, 2023
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Beatriz M
Düsseldorf, Germany5,398 contributions
May 2021 • Friends
Definetly worth a visit, we paid 2 euro as student and 4.50 euro as non student to get inside the palace and we could easily spend one hour or a little bit more there. Many amazing rooms, each room looks different and very luxurious. If you are in Aranjuez it is a must. It was around 15 to 20 minute walk from the train station. Taking photographs was not allowed inside the rooms.
Written May 12, 2021
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Terry M
Hamilton, Canada4,446 contributions
Oct 2021
The structure struck me as more massive than elegant. It has been reworked through the years by later kings and queens. It has very nice gardens behind it. Toured the interior. For most of the palace you could not take pictures. The study of Charles II, the banquet hall, the Arab Study and the Porcelain Rooms were particularly striking. The senior entry rate of four euros was great value. One concern was tour guides with larger groups not having the common sense to leave a walking area so others could pass them. One of them incredibly rudely did not want to let a woman with a baby carriage pass.
Written October 24, 2021
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grapow
Denia, Spain1,018 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
We nearly cancelled our whole trip to Aranjuez on the "strength" of a quite recent review by an American tourist who was scathing on his criticism of the Palace and the City as a whole.
Well, we enjoyed everything, the Palace was a joy and the tour quite generous and informative. The earlier reviewer also slated the City for having almost no restaurants. If he had left the Palace heading for the city centre, how he could miss the impressive Rana Verde I know not. This was excellent, a very good menu and impeccable service. Strongly recommend visiting Aranjuez and it's Palace!
Well, we enjoyed everything, the Palace was a joy and the tour quite generous and informative. The earlier reviewer also slated the City for having almost no restaurants. If he had left the Palace heading for the city centre, how he could miss the impressive Rana Verde I know not. This was excellent, a very good menu and impeccable service. Strongly recommend visiting Aranjuez and it's Palace!
Written February 1, 2023
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Jip79
Doha, Qatar530 contributions
Jul 2021
The palace itself is well preserved and some of the palace rooms were quite amazing especially the porcelain room. However, like most other tourist attractions in Spain, no photography is allowed indoors. Since photos were not allowed, most other places would have a museum gift shop where guide books and postcards are sold. Unfortunately, this palace did not bother with such things and also did not bother to maintain the palace gardens which is in a quite bad state.
Written July 30, 2021
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MILOUW
New York City, NY1,249 contributions
Oct 2021 • Couples
Interesting Palace fully furnished.
Most of the interior decoration was redone in the mid XIXTH century including the astonishing over the top furnishings of the Queen's bedroom.
The porcelains room decorated with fanciful Chinese inspired motives is particularly pleasing.
Some very nice tapestries and an extensive collection of French and a few English clocks are a plus.
No indoor photos allowed as is all too often the case in Spain.
Most of the interior decoration was redone in the mid XIXTH century including the astonishing over the top furnishings of the Queen's bedroom.
The porcelains room decorated with fanciful Chinese inspired motives is particularly pleasing.
Some very nice tapestries and an extensive collection of French and a few English clocks are a plus.
No indoor photos allowed as is all too often the case in Spain.
Written October 10, 2021
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Ogi0
Sofia, Bulgaria19,538 contributions
May 2021
Nice very well preserved palace which was used in the spring by the Spanish royal court. The royal apartments are very well preserved, but unfortunately photography is forbidden in the palace, even with a telephone.
There were very few people during our visit. Apart from the palace, the surrounding gardens also deserve attention, the entrance to which is free.
There were very few people during our visit. Apart from the palace, the surrounding gardens also deserve attention, the entrance to which is free.
Written May 9, 2021
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TTW103
Madrid, Spain60 contributions
Dec 2020 • Couples
Only a short distance from Madrid, this is a must visit. The self guided tour takes c 1.5 hours (there’s also options to book a tour or download an app to guide you during your visit) and you get to see a good few, elaborately decorated, rooms and the grand staircase. The gardens can be explored separately free of charge.
Written December 7, 2020
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Hans Thomas H
Zeist, The Netherlands746 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
This palace is very well preserved and maintained. The audiotour (€3) gives nice information. The rooms are very divers and contain real treasures. Remarkable are the arabic and ceramic rooms. It is not allowed to take pictures and this always annoys me. No flash OK, but what is the problem? I missed information on the many paintings as well. The audiotour gave teasers: three very nice landscapes by ... Flemish masters. Buh. But, all in all a real treat!
Written January 5, 2020
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Paradise1994
Talavera de la Reina, Spain10 contributions
Hola! Alguien me puede informar cómo adquirir la entrada con visita guiada incluida? Porque en la web oficial me deja audio guía pero yo quiero visita con guía ( supongo que como las que se hacen en grupos) gracias!!
Travel823957
1 contribution
Como comprar os bilhetes
Israel G
Alcorcon, Spain572 contributions
en el Palacio
NancySobhy
Cairo, Egypt27 contributions
If I only want to visit the gardens of the palace and not go inside, do I need to buy the ticket ?
Gismolo
Alora, Spain104 contributions
No as previous comments the gardens are public and therefore free access and worth a visit ... we visited last September when flowers were very pretty and again in May this year not so much bloom but still lovely if want to do some walking and work up an appetite for tapas!
Carmen Casado
León, Castilla y Leon, Spain2 contributions
Buenos días alguien me puede informar si hay algún tipo de entrada q sirva para el Palacio el Museo de Faluas y la casa del labrador.Me refiero a una entrada conjunta para los tres sitios.Precio si la hay.Gracias
toni19612017
Asturias, Spain22 contributions
creo que no la hay , por que no se me ofreció en ningún momento , de la visita Aranjuez , y en el palacio no pone nada de bonos para visitas compartidas.
Rosanna D
2 contributions
Salve, c'è la guida in italiano e quanto costa? Grazie
Domenico F
Castel Frentano, Italy85 contributions
Noi abbiamo fatto la visita senza prendere nessuna guida in quanto ci siamo limitati alla visita del solo parco e l'edificio nella parte esterna.Comunque consiglio di fare il giro dell'intero parco e parte della città usufruendo del trenino turistico che parte di fianco all'entrata del palazzo.
Maire5_13
Winchester, CA8 contributions
Can you take picture inside the palace?
myfuturegarden
Marrakech, Morocco18 contributions
Sorry~ I just saw your question. No, you can't take a picture inside, but only in the gardens and courtyard.
Xisca M
Seville, Spain
¡Hola! he leído algunas opiniones y en mi visita a madrid visitaremos Aranjuez. ¿Hay que pagar para hacer una visita al palacio? Es que no lo acabo de entender. Gracias.
665isabelp
Province of Zaragoza, Spain221 contributions
Si, tienes que pagar pero hay algún día que se puede visitar gratis, mira bien en su página web, allí lo explica. Si tienes suerte y puedes entrar gratis, estupendo y eso que te ahorras. Para la casa del Labrador tienes que sacar entrada aparte.
Aunque tengas que pagar merece la pena verlo.
Suerte y un saludo
Araceli M
7 contributions
Hola a todos, tengo pensado ir a Toledo en el puente de mayo. Y me gustaría ir a ver el palacio de Aranjuez, es una media hora en coche. Pero me gustaria saber si una tarde es suficiente para verlo. ¿cuanto habeis tardado vosotros en verlos? gracias
Mariana V
Argentina262 contributions
tendrias que chequear cuales son los horarios, yo creo que para ver el palacio y los jardines 4 hs son suficientes, teniendo en cuenta las distancias. Hay un tren que da un paseo por los jardines y da un panorama general
Avechu
Mexico City, Mexico1 contribution
Hola, ahora que a finales de agosto hubo una tormenta y están cerrados los jardines, la Casa del Labrador y las Falúas, ¿vale la pena visitar únicamente el Palacio? Porque de Madrid son 40 minutos de camino como para estar apenas media hora ahí y regresarse.
Gracias por sus opiniones, me hace mucha ilusión conocer Aranjuez pero ahora no estoy tan segura de ir.
Saludos desde México.
miembroBCE
Santander, Spain34 contributions
Hola, responderé objetivamente a tu pregunta desde mi punto de vista.
Yo soy un enamorado de la historia y, tomando eso como razón, solo puedo decirte que si, merece la pena ver este palacio real cargado de historia y magníficamente restaurado.
La visita con guía oficial es de unos 50 minutos, después de puedes ver el Jardín del Rey, de la reina y El Parterre. Si el museo de falúas y la Casa del Labrador están cerrados, siempre puedes dar un paseo por el Jardín del Príncipe en un pequeño tren turístico, dura aproximadamente 45 minutos. O pasear por la hermosa ciudad de Aranjuez, que también merece la pena.
Conclusión, si vas a Madrid visita el Palacio Real de Aranjuez ya que merece la pena.
Royal Palace of Aranjuez - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
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- Hotels near Royal Palace of Aranjuez:
- (0.15 mi) NH Collection Palacio de Aranjuez
- (0.29 mi) Hostal Real
- (0.29 mi) Hotel Mercedes
- (0.29 mi) Posada De La Costurera
- (0.40 mi) Hotel Jardin de Aranjuez
- Restaurants near Royal Palace of Aranjuez:
- (0.10 mi) La Belle Fusion
- (0.10 mi) Restaurant Careme
- (0.24 mi) Asador EL Corral de la Abuela
- (0.13 mi) Cafe de Damas
- (0.21 mi) El Rana Verde