5 Almudena Cathedral Tours in Madrid to Build a Day Around

1.Afternoon Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 364 reviews · from $51Our pick

See Madrid’s Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral with skip-the-line entry, a local guide, and four hours of Spanish history and art.

“We liked Blanca, the guide, who was friendly and engaged each of the members of the tour. We were aware of the dual English-Spanish narrative from reading the reviews and signed up knowing this, and Blanca was fluent and clear in both languages and managed it admirably. However switching between languages was more distracting than I thought it would be. I would not sign up for a tour like this again.”

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2.Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral Small-Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 219 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $57

Tour Madrid’s Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral with a small group, fast entry, expert stories, and a 2.5-hour route for $57.

“Our guide Enrique was very good. He was knowledgeable and friendly. We all enjoyed our tour. My only issue is with the tour company. We signed up bc the tour noted there would be a maximum number of participants at 8 people. There were over 20 people on our tour. It felt misleading.”

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3.Madrid Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 61 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $65

Review of Madrid’s Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral tour, with practical advice on guides, timing, value, stairs, and the cathedral tour.

“The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly! She provided a wealth of information on the history of the Palace and Spain in general!”

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4.Royal Palace of Madrid and Almudena Cathedral Afternoon Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · from $58

Tour Madrid’s Almudena Cathedral, Royal Palace, Plaza Mayor, and Puerta del Sol with skip-the-line entry and a bilingual guide.

“History and architecture of the palace. Knowledge and consideration of our tour host. His care for those on the tour.”

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5.Complete Madrid: Hapsburgs, Palace and Almudena Cathedral

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 21 reviews · from $23Best value

Explore Madrid’s Habsburg quarter, Plaza Mayor, Almudena Cathedral, and Royal Palace exterior on a lively two-hour walking tour.

“Amazing experience!! We had a really good time. Ivan was very kind and we had a lot of fun.”

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