Every year on the occasion of Day of the constitution which is celebrated on December 6th take place in Barcelona the traditional ones Open Days of the Congress of Deputies.
This year, 2024, we have had the opportunity to visit this institution again, coinciding with this important date.
In it you can also visit the Senate during their own Open Doors Conference, which are carried out on the occasion of the same festive celebration.
All the information in detail
Dates and times Open Days 2025 in the Congress of Deputies
Looking ahead to your possible visit in 2025, I will tell you that the dates of the Open Days 2025 congressional are Friday 12th and Saturday 13th December, days after what is known as December Bridge.
Los Open Door schedules in Congress They are from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with an attendance of 8,900 people last year.
How to book to visit the Congress of Deputies
This visit is free and every year you can reserve time to visit the Congress through the Congress website, a system that was recently established.
Advance reservation is not necessary for people over 65 years of age and for anyone accompanying them.
Therefore, it is no longer necessary to wait in the usual long queue at the main entrance of the building, in the San Jerónimo Race from Madrid, to make the visit.
That's right, the Advance booking is necessary and must be done well in advance.because the entry quota fills up very quickly, and to access it is necessary to present your ID card or passport.
In these guided tours of the Congress, which have been celebrated since 1997, You have the opportunity to tour the most representative rooms of this historic building.
Thus, after accessing the Gate of the Lions, and from the Main hall, Lobby of Elizabeth II, you will travel the Hall of Lost Steps, Desks of the Clock and the Constitution, and then reach the Hemicycle, where the plenary sessions are held.
There you can see the recently carried out renovation that has hidden a good part of the famous shots in the ceiling during the attempted Coup in 1981.
La visit of the Congress of Deputies continue for the Portrait Gallery of the first floor, the Mariana Pineda Room and, likewise, the Constitutional Chamber.
Dates and times of guided tours of the Congress of Deputies
The guided tours of the Congress of Deputies are free, both those carried out during the Open Doors Conference, such as those that take place throughout the year, both individually and for groups.
These free guided tours Individuals can be done throughout the year, except in the month of August.
The dates and times to visit the Congress of Deputies for free during the year They are on Fridays at 12 noon, and on Saturdays at 10,30:11,15, 12:XNUMX and XNUMX noon, and they are always with book.
To visit the historic center from the capital, you can sign up for a Free Tour of Madrid two hours long in which you visit some of the most emblematic points of the Medieval Madrid and the Madrid of the Austrias, and here are others alternatives for Free Tours in Madrid
These reservations can be made from 13:XNUMX p.m. on the Saturday prior to the date of your visit.
Virtual visit of the Congress of Deputies
If you do not have the possibility of signing up for the traditional Open Doors Conference, you can make your own virtual visit of the Congress of Deputies.
This visit allows you to see most of the rooms and halls of the historic building through 360º photographs, in addition to having information about each of them.
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Can someone tell me how long the open-door visit to the Congress of Deputies lasts?
Thank you.
Manuel, the truth is that I have not found information about the duration of the visit, only a comment indicating that there is no maximum time.
You can call Congress directly to consult the information telephone number 913906525
Greetings and good visit
But how are they going to be Friday the 2nd and Monday the 5th, if they have almost always been followed and normally on Friday and Saturday?
You were right, finally the Open Doors are on days 2 and 3.
Regards,
I live in Tenerife, I am 69 years old and it is my dream to visit the Congress of Deputies in December, 2022. Can you provide me with the dates of the event for 2022, to make a flight and hotel reservation in Madrid.
Thank you,
They have already announced the dates of the Open Doors to visit the Congress, December 2 and 3, and you can now reserve.
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