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Convent of the Royal Barefoot Nuns (Monasterios de las Descalzas Reales)


Convent of the Royal Barefoot Nuns (Monasterios de las Descalzas Reales)
Plaza de las Descalzas Reales, s/n
Madrid 28013
Spain
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“Gran Via” A View On Cities
“Museo del Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales” Wcities.com
“Gran Via” RoughGuides
“Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales” Frommer's
“Iglesia del Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales” Wcities.com
“Convento de Las Descalzas Reales” Fodors.com
“36 Hours In: Madrid” New York Times (free registration required)
“Lovely, lively Madrid” msnbc.msn.com / Frommer's
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #89 of 308 attractions in Madrid
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Attraction type: Historic site, Architectural building, Art gallery, Street
Address: Plaza de las Descalzas Reales, s/n Madrid 28013
Spain
Tel: 34-914-548-800
Fax: 34-915-426-947

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“queue for nothing?”
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1 of 5 stars
Catriona07
Cramond
16 Apr 2009

The place cannot be visited without a guide, so you might queue for half an hour, only to be told there won't be another guided tour until 45 or 60 minutes later - at which point you begin to feel there are better ways to waste time... more

“Don't let the Mean Man scare you off!”
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4 of 5 stars
Itchyfeet28Herts
Hertfordshire UK
18 Nov 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

A fascinating building full of interesting pictures and chapels. I visited on my last day in Madrid and only had time to go on the first tour - which was conducted in Spanish - way beyond my very basic tourist Spanish. Unfortunately, we got the 'Mean Man'. He appeared at the door a few minutes before opening time, looked at... more

“Don't let one mean man scare you off”
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4 of 5 stars
Saabfan
Mons, Belgium
2 Nov 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

I highly recommend a visit to El Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid. Travel websites will do a better job than I in describing this convent--what none of them tell you is HOW to visit. Everyone I spoke with (myself included) figured it out by trial and error. Admission cost is 5 euro and there are no unguided visits.... more

“Not to be missed”
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5 of 5 stars
SanchoPanza07
Newcastle, UK
11 Oct 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

This is a real treat and one of the highlights of my visit to Madrid! The tour guide (who was sympathetic and very pleasant) spoke to each of us as we entered to ensure that we were aware that the tour would be conducted in Spanish and to check that we were comfortable with that. In practice, the guide did... more

“Beautiful Convent BUT DREADFULLY RUDE GUIDE”
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2 of 5 stars
JcarlosLisbon
Lisbon
16 Sep 2007
1/5 found this review helpful

It is a pitty that a beautiful place like Convento de las Descalzas, in Madrid, offers such a bad guide service: the male man I had the misfortune to have as a guide last sept.,1st, is extremely rude to FOREIGNERS and, when he was asked to speak slower because he was clearly making it difficult to be understood, he started... more

“Worth the effort!”
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4 of 5 stars
maverickIsleOfMan
ISLE OF MAN
8 Jan 2007
1/4 found this review helpful

Amazing collection of pictures. They only let in 3 lots of 20 people per session so you need to get there early. The other drawback was the tour was in Spanish only more

“A great place”
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5 of 5 stars
Davico
Madrid, Spain
2 Dec 2006
7/8 found this review helpful

Im Spanish and I have been living in Madrid for quite a long time. I know the place very well as I always take my visitors around Madrid and I can assure you that they do have English tours and anybody from any nationality is allowed to enter. I just dont understand what happened to the guy in the previous... more

“No speaka de spanish!!!”
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1 of 5 stars
gottman
18 Oct 2005
3/23 found this review helpful

We wanted to visit this convent but we were not allowed due to the fact that we were not spanish or native spanish speakers! Don't bother to waste your time with these rude people. more

“Lugar precioso, guïa grosero”
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1 of 5 stars
Jujupamplona
Pamplona
5 Apr 2009

Visitamos el convento con mis primos franceses y 6 amigos suyos. No hablan ni español ni Ingles. Elegimos la primera... more

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Convent of the Royal Barefoot Nuns (Monasterios de las Descalzas Reales) Address

Plaza de las Descalzas Reales, s/n, Madrid 28013, Spain
Tel: 34-914-548-800 Fax: 34-915-426-947