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

Duration:

• Guided visit: Approximately 50 minutes

Dates closed in 2025

• January 1: closed all day
• January 6: closed all day
• April 16: closed all day
• April 17: closed all day
• April 18: closed all day
• April 19: closed all day
• May 1: closed all day
• December 24: closed all day
• December 25: closed all day
• December 31: closed all day
• In addition to the closures already planned, there may be additional closures also due to the celebration of official events.
• The Royal Armoury of Madrid will remain closed to the public.

Prices and Ticket Types

This visit is eligible for purchase with the Bono Cultural Joven of the Ministry of Culture. You can consult the frequently asked questions and the answers to them here

Individual Admission - Guided Visit

The guided tours that are purchased online are all in Spanish

• Visitors that cannot benefit from the reduced or free admission.

Free Admission 0 € per person

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. People with disabilities, and their accredited companions, can purchase their free tickets directly at the ticket office or, if they wish, they can contact us via this form to do so online. In any case, the documentation accrediting the disability and the need for an accompanying person must be presented at the ticket office on the day of the visit for validation by our staff.

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 € per person
• Free 0 € per person

Cultural Groups

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

Ticket types:

• Basic 8 € per person
• Free 0 € per person

Educational Groups

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

It is understood as an Educational Group: 2nd Cycle of Early Childhood Education, Primary School, Secondary School, Sixth Form, Vocational Training, Undergraduate or Postgraduate.

Ticket types:

• Reduced 8 € per person

Agencies

Purchase of tickets for groups managed by travel agencies.

Ticket types:

• Basic admission 7 € per person

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.
• It is permitted to take photographs without flash for personal use, except in places expressly prohibited for this purpose. The use of tripods, selfie sticks or similar items is not permitted. The privacy of visitors and workers must be respected.