The Royal Palace of Madrid — the Palacio Real — is the largest royal palace in Western Europe by floor area and one of the most opulently decorated and historically significant royal residences in the world, its 3,418 rooms and 135,000 square metres of floorspace containing one of the finest collections of royal decorative arts, paintings, armour, and historical artefacts assembled by any European monarchy over three centuries of passionate and discerning collecting. The guided tour with Amigo Tours provides expert navigational and historical context through the palace's most magnificent state rooms — the Hall of Columns, the Throne Room with its ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, the Royal Chapel, and the extraordinary Royal Armoury among the unmissable highlights.
Built on the site of a Moorish fortress and constructed in its current form between 1738 and 1764 under the direction of the Bourbon kings Philip V and Ferdinand VI, the palace is today the official residence of the Spanish royal family — used for state ceremonies and official receptions while remaining open to the public as one of Madrid's most visited and rewarding cultural attractions. The guide's expert commentary brings the palace's historical inhabitants — from Philip II to the present royal family — to vivid life against the backdrop of these extraordinary rooms.
