Self-guided walking tour

Madrid Walking Tour: Royal Madrid – Palaces, Convents and the Medieval Walls (1.5 hours, 7 stops)

7 stops in walking order through Madrid, from Catedral de la Almudena to Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales: 3.3 km on foot, about 39 min of walking, 1 h 30 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Royal Madrid: Palaces, Convents and the Medieval Walls”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 1 h 30 min
Distance: 3.3 km
Walking: 39 min
Stops: 7

The stops, in walking order

Catedral de la Almudena
The Almudena Cathedral is Madrid’s Catholic cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin of Almudena and set opposite the Royal Palace.
3 min walk · 180 m
Muralla Musulmana
The Muslim Walls are surviving fragments of Madrid’s earliest known construction, built beside the Manzanares as part of the fortress around which the city developed.
7 min walk · 580 m
Real Basílica de San Francisco el Grande
The Royal Basilica of Saint Francis the Great is a Roman Catholic basilica forming part of a Franciscan convent in Madrid.
10 min walk · 830 m
Palacio Real
A vast royal palace built on the site of the former Alcázar after a destructive fire.
2 min walk · 180 m
Plaza de Oriente
A monumental Madrid square shaped by the Royal Palace, the Teatro Real and the Royal Monastery of the Incarnation.
7 min walk · 550 m
Real Monasterio de la Encarnación
The Royal Monastery of the Incarnation is a Madrid convent founded by Queen Margaret of Austria for Recollet Augustinian nuns.
11 min walk · 940 m
Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales
A royal monastery founded by Joanna of Austria in a former palace.