Real Monasterio de la Encarnación
Royal Monastery of La Encarnación

Visiting Times
- From Tuesday to Saturday. Morning: 10:00 - 14:00 Afternoon: 16:00 - 18:30
- Sundays and holidays. 10:00 - 15:00
- Box office and admission to the Monastery close one hour earlier
- Weekly closing: Mondays
Dates closed in 2023
- January 1: closed entire day
- January 6: closed entire day
- April 5: closed entire day
- April 6: closed entire day
- April 7: closed entire day
- April 8: closed entire day
- December 24: closed entire day
- December 31: closed entire day
- In addition to the planned closings, there may be additional closings motivated by the holding of official acts. You can consult the list of closures for official acts
Special openings in 2023
- March 20 open until 15:00
- May 2 open until 15:00
- May 15 open until 15:00
- August 15 open until 15:00
- October 12 open until 15:00
- November 1 open until 15:00
- November 9 open until 15:00
- December 6 open until 15:00
- December 8 open until 15:00
Duration of the visit
- Guided visit: fifty minutes.
Prices and Ticket Types
Individual Admission
The guided tours that are purchased online are all in Spanish
Single rate 6 €- 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
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
- Reduced
- Free
Cultural Groups
Purchase of tickets for cultural associations, institutions, foundations, and postgraduate schools of fine arts.
Ticket types:
- Basic
- Reduced
- Free
Educational Groups
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
- Free
Agencies
Purchase of tickets for groups managed by travel agencies.
Ticket types:
- Basic
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.
How to get there?
Real Monasterio de la Encarnación
Plaza de la Encarnación, 1, Madrid, 28013
Madrid

Any questions?
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