Private Historical Tour of Madrid including the Royal Palace with an Official Guide

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Royal Palace on a sunny day on the Historical Tour of Madrid

Cisneros House on the Historical Tour of Madrid

Felipe IV Monument on the Historical Tour of Madrid

Almudena Cathedral on a sunny day on the Historical Tour of Madrid

The very chic looking Cava Baja Street on the Historical Tour of Madrid

Several people roaming around Plaza de la Villa on a sunny day on the Historical Tour of Madrid

Inside the magnificent Royal Palace on the Historical Tour of Madrid

Calle Mayor on the Historical Tour of Madrid

For our accessible historical tour of Madrid including the Royal Palace, we will pick you up from your hotel in Madrid or at any other agreed point in the city.

To start the tour, we will take a stroll along with Plaza Mayor. It used to be the heart of the city during the Habsburg dynasty. Here you can see the statue of Philip III. Then along Calle Mayor we will stop to visit three important sights. First, we stop at San Miguel Market a popular food market where you can sample some Spanish delicacies. That is to say, one of its entrances has a little ramp and the inside is totally flat. Then, we will find Plaza de la Villa, one of the main medieval centers of Madrid and where the city council used to be located. The last stop is San Nicolas Church, the oldest church in Madrid.

At the end of Calle Mayor and before arriving at the Royal Palace, we will visit La Almudena Cathedral. The cathedral was built as a crypt for the late wife of Alfonso XII (elevators and ramps available to access its halls). At the entrance of the Royal Palace, we will see the Plaza del Oriente, designed by Jose Bonaparte to highlight the Royal Palace. Besides, one of the statues here is of Philip IV. It is the first statue in the world supported on the back legs of a horse, designed by Velázquez and sculpted by Pedro Tacca with the help of Galileo Galilei.

Finally, the tour finishes at the Royal Palace of Madrid, one of the biggest and best-preserved palaces in the world. The Royal Palace has ramps and elevators to access all of its halls and has accessible bathrooms as well.

Enjoy this journey to the past to discover old Madrid and the cultural influences that the Austria reign has had on the Spanish capital.

Highlights of the Accessible Historical Tour of Madrid including Royal Palace:

Visit picturesque Plaza Mayor
Enjoy Spanish gastronomy at San Miguel Market
Get a glimpse of medieval Madrid at Plaza de la Villa
Visit San Nicolas Church and La Almudena Cathedral
Stroll through Plaza del Oriente
Explore the Royal Palace

Private tour with our official tour guide from Madrid
Fully guided walking tour of Madrid de los Austrias and the Royal Palace
Skip-the-line entry and guided tour of the Royal Palace
Optional hotel pick-up and/or drop off with an accessible vehicle adapted with ramp access and tie-down system

Our itineraries are a selection of those most interesting parts that avoids steps, pronounced hills and cobblestones, following a mostly flat path along the tour, and we tailor each tour to each group’s preferences and specific accessibility needs.

This tour includes private accessible transport which is available for reaching most of the locations described on the itinerary, therefore walking parts can be also shortened, for those preferring to stay longer at the minivan or the minibus.

Meeting point: Hotel Pick-up or Other
Starting time: Flexible
Duration: 4 Hours
Return: We recommend allowing time for a Lunch break to sample typical Madrid foods and wine at one of our suggested Restaurants, equipped with an adapted toilet
Optional door-to-door accessible hotel transportation can be arranged (Extra cost).