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Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales

Name: Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.4

4.4 ·

Discover the Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, a working convent hidden in central Madrid. Follow a guided tour through chapels, tapestries, and a collection of sacred art.

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Full description

Founded in the 1500s, the Descalzas Reales is a royal monastery that still houses a community of Franciscan nuns while opening part of its building as a museum. Visits are by guided tour only, passing through chapels, tapestries, and sacred art that includes works attributed to Titian, Rubens, and Caravaggio.

Reviewers describe it as a hidden treasure set right in the middle of the city, and advise buying tickets in advance. Because tours are largely delivered in Spanish, non-speakers may want to prepare in advance.

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Address

Pl. de las Descalzas, 3, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain · Centro

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking required

Duration

Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Book tickets ahead, as access is by guided tour only
ask about any language support if your Spanish is limited
check the schedule, since it is closed on Mondays and has split opening hours.

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Reviews

This beautiful convent/palace is chock full of works of art. You can only visit as part of a guided tour and as my Spanish is basic it would have been useful to have a QR code to scan to provide a bit more information in English.

Liz Smith

1/5

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