,url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(-3.706517,40.41833)/-3.71030006557703,40.418042333570924,16.298062836355037/1280x214@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidHJpcGV4cGVydHdlYiIsImEiOiJja2Fud3l2MDcwbXZ0MndyeGF3eGI3ZWhzIn0.zLqNa1RECyZZadF8zfQM5w)
Royal Palace of Madrid vs Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales
Both are rated very highly by experts. Overall, Convent of the Royal Barefoot Nuns ranks significantly higher than Royal Palace of Madrid. Convent of the Royal Barefoot Nuns is ranked #10 in Madrid with praise from 5 reviewers like Frommer's, Michelin Guide and Lonely Planet.
Royal Palace of Madrid
Concierge
Frommer's
Afar Magazine
Let's Go
Condé Nast Traveler
Show All Reviews
Calle Bailen, 28071 Madrid
From $0 /night
Concierge
"The official residence of Spain's royal family (now only used to host official ceremonies) was commissioned in 1738 by King Felipe V."
i
Palace admission is free to European Union residents on Wednesdays
Frommer's
"No longer occupied by royalty, but still used for state occasions, Madrid's Royal Palace stands on a ridge above the Manzanares River and Campo del Moro park."
Full review
Afar Magazine
"Inside, every wall, ceiling, and floor either is a work of art, or hosts works of art."
Full review
Let's Go
"If you spent your childhood dreaming of princesses, knights, and dragons, the Palacio Real, Madrid’s own royal palace, will be your dream come true."
Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"From the outside, the dramatic scale of the palace is so impressive. But inside it has such texture and detail."
Full review
Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales
Fodor's
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
Plaza de las Descalzas Reales, s/n, 28013 Madrid
From $0 /night
Fodor's
"Its plain, brick-and-stone facade hides paintings by Francisco de Zurbarán, Titian, and Pieter Brueghel the Elder."
Full review
Frommer's
"In the mid-16th century, aristocratic women -- either disappointed in love or "wanting to be the bride of Christ" -- stole away to this convent to take the veil."
Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The grim, prisonlike walls of this one-time palace keep modern Madrid at bay and offer no hint that behind the sober plateresque facade lies a sumptuous stronghold of the faith."
Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This collection of fantastic, if occasionally brutally themed, religious art, including pieces by Peter Paul Rubens, is in an appropriately creaky and forbidding 16th-century working convent."
Full review
Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Home to a remarkable museum of religious art... also includes numerous canvases by Zurbarán, Bruegel the Elder."
Full review
