• Royal Monastery of La Encarnación 1

Real Monasterio de la Encarnación

Royal Monastery of La Encarnación

Visiting Times

  • Tuesday to Saturday. Morning: 10:00 - 14:00 Afternoon: 16:00 - 18:30
  • Sundays and holidays. 10:00 - 15:00
  • Closing lockers and access to the Monastery 1 hour before
  • Weekly closing: monday

Dates closed in 2024

  • January 1: closed all day
  • January 6: closed all day
  • March 27: closed all day
  • March 28: closed all day
  • March 29: closed all day
  • March 30: closed all day
  • May 1: closed all day
  • December 24: closed all day
  • December 25: closed on full day
  • 31 December: closed on full day
  • In addition to the closures already planned, there may be additional closures also due to the celebration of official events.

Duration of the visit

  • Guided visit: fifty minutes.

Prices and Ticket Types

Individual Admission - Guided Visit

The guided tours that are purchased online are all in Spanish

Basic Admission 8 €
  • Visitors that cannot benefit from the reduced or free admission.

Free Admission 0 €

If your reservation is exclusively for free tickets, they can only be purchased at the ticket office of the venue

  • Children under 5 years of age.
  • 18 May, International Museum Day. (Except closing days)
  • 12 October, National Holiday of Spain.
  • Large families with accreditation by the Official Family Book or equivalent of the EU and Latin American countries holders of residency or work permits of those nationalities.
  • Members of the ICOM (International Museum Council), by means of accrediting card of that organisation.
  • Official Tourist Guides with Official Tourist Guide card.
  • Professors with teaching staff card.
  • Persons with disability with accreditation. The accompanying person also has free access.
  • Persons in legal situation of unemployment that accredit this circumstance by means of Employment Demand Card or equivalent document issued by the competent organisation.
  • Wednesdays and Thursdays from 16 to 18:30 h., all year, for citizens of the European Union, residents and holders of work permit in that territory and Latin American citizens, following accreditation of nationality (national identification card, passport or driver’s licence) or residency or work permit. Only in ticket office

Free admission for the disabled: Persons with a disability of 33% or more are entitled to free admission. In addition, the person accompanying the disabled person may also enter the museums free of charge, provided that this person is essential for the visit and that this circumstance is stated on the disability card or resolution issued for this purpose. Only people with disabilities and their accredited companion may purchase free tickets online without having to buy a paid ticket. To do so, you can provide us with the associated documentation using the following contact form: Send a request – Patrimonio Nacional. Once the documentation has been validated, we will send you your free ticket. Important: It will be necessary to present the documentation accrediting the disability at the ticket office.

Group Visit

Tourist Groups

Purchase of tickets for groups guided by official tourist guides. The applicable rate will be determined according to the status of each group member or the agency rate.

Ticket types:

  • Basic 7 €
  • Free 0 €

Cultural Groups

Purchase of tickets for cultural associations, institutions, foundations, and postgraduate schools of fine arts.

Ticket types:

  • Basic 8 €
  • Free 0 €

Educational Groups

Educational group with free 10 € for the booking, as a management fee.

Purchase of tickets for 2nd cycle of infant school/kindergarten, primary, secondary, high school, vocational training, university students, workshop schools, employment workshops, and trade schools.

Ticket types:

  • Reduced 8 €

Agencies

Purchase of tickets for groups managed by travel agencies.

Ticket types:

  • Basic 8 €

How to get there

Address: Plaza de la Encarnación, 1 28013 MADRID

Bus: Lines 3, 25, 39 and 148
Underground: Lines 5 and 2 (Opera station)

Accessibility

  • There is currently no access for disabled persons.

User reviews

4.8/5
based on 134 reviews
  • Muchísimas gracias y el guía muy bueno!!
  • Guia muy bueno
  • Excelente guia
  • La visita guiada ha sido muy interesante, nos ha gustado mucho la profesionalidad y amabilidad de la guía
  • Excelente guía. Qué gran conocimiento y criterio artístico.
  • Excelente explicación
  • Nada que añadir me ha encantado la guia
  • Ha sido una visita estupenda. Nuestra guía, Carmen, ha sido excepcional. Gracias
  • Se me hizo corta la visita. Inés, la guía muy cercana y agradable.
  • El guía magnífico y el contenido de la visita una joya
  • Una maravilla. Gracias!
  • La guía hizo una exposición fantastica
  • El guia fué soberbio! Pena que no dan visitas en inglés.
  • Todo perfecto. Gran guia explicándolo genial. Precioso todo
  • Muy interesante visita. Tienen varias obras que podrías esperarte en museos más famosos. Merece mucho la pena

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Real Monasterio de la Encarnación

Plaza de la Encarnación, 1, Madrid, 28013

Madrid

Real Monasterio de la Encarnación