Welcome to the palace!
Today, September 3, from 10:00 a.m., the classic “things in the palace go slowly” will become detached from its meaning because you can already book the tickets for the eighth edition of 'Welcome to the palace!'. And no, the delay has no place.
If you want to enjoy the possibility of visiting 23 of the best palatial properties in Madrid between September and October, you must get one of the 3,700 places offered through the Reservations website of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage.
Liria Palace seen from the gardens
The luckiest will be able to enjoy, Monday to Sunday, of a guided tour specialists in heritage education who will explain the architectural and ornamental evolution properties, as well as the various functions they have had throughout their history.
Have you run out of tickets? Do not panic: on October 27 at 10:00 a.m. the second list of inscriptions will be opened for the November and December visits.
On the other hand, there will also be eight concerts , framed in the cycle Flamenco in the palace: a diverse look at flamenco heritage , which extols the tablaos -of great importance in Madrid since the 1950s- and vindicates flamenco as a heritage and cultural legacy.
In addition, given the current needs for content digitization due to the health situation, all concerts will be recorded in full and will be collected in a video library.
Here are the palaces that will open their doors to the public: Laredo Palace (International Center for Cisneros Historical Studies and Cisnerian Museum), Palace of the Marquis of Villafranca (Royal Academy of Engineering), Buenavista Palace (General Headquarters of the Army), Palace of Joaquin Sorolla (Sorolla Museum), Palace of Zurbano (Ministry of development), Palace of the Duchess of Parcent (Ministry of Justice), Godoy's Palace (Center for Political and Constitutional Studies), Basilio Avial Mansion (Headquarters of the ONCE Presidency), Palace of the Infante Don Luis de Borbón (Boadilla del Monte), Liria Palace (House of Alba Foundation), Palace of the Marquises of Fontalba (State Attorney General's Office), Palace of the Infanta Isabel de Borbón (General Air Command of the Air Force), Florid Park Palace (Lazaro Galdiano Museum), Palace of Fernan Nunez (Spanish Railways Foundation), Viana's Palace (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation), Palace of the Marquis of Rafal (Residence of the Belgian ambassador), Palace of the Marquis of Amboage (Italian Embassy), Mansion of the Dukes of Híjar (Portuguese Embassy), Palace of the Marquises of Santa Cruz (Alvaro de Bazan Foundation), Mansion of the Marquises of Argüeso (Official Residence of the Ambassador of the Argentine Republic), Palace of Aldovea (Torrejon de Ardoz), House-Palace of Don Manuel González-Longoria (Illustrious Notarial Association of Madrid) and House-Palace of Pedro Luján (Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences).
To consult the registration deadlines to attend the Musical performances and the rest of the schedules of the sessions, visit the official website of the program.