Madrid Royal Palace Self-Guided Audio Walk: Plaza de Oriente, Campo del Moro and the Temple of Debod

About this experience

Madrid began on a cliff above its river. In the ninth century an emir built a walled fort there; it grew into a royal castle that burned for three days in 1734, and the Royal Palace rose in its place, built with stone vaults so it could never burn the same way. Start at the opera house, built over old springs, and meet Philip IV's bronze horse, rearing on its hind legs. Read the stone kings taken down from the palace roof, and stand between the palace and the Almudena Cathedral. See the ninth-century wall, walk down into the Campo del Moro for the palace's tall cliff side, and climb through the Sabatini Gardens to the Temple of Debod, an Egyptian gift rebuilt stone by stone, for the view west at sunset. Ten stops, about 2.9 km and 75 minutes, with a descent and a climb, at your own pace, in English. Entry to the palace and the cathedral museum is not included. In winter, start by 4pm.

What's included

From the opera house past Philip IV's horse, the Royal Palace and the Almudena to the ninth-century wall, down into the Campo del Moro, through the Sabatini Gardens and up to the Temple of Debod.

Good to know

Operated by Roamer and sold by AGORA. Your voucher and booking reference arrive by email straight after payment.