How to go up to the Terrace of the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid: schedule

In your trip to Madrid, when you go to visit the Almudena Cathedral next to Plaza de Oriente, apart from accessing the central nave of this neogothic cathedral, you have the opportunity to make other visits, such as the Neo-Romanesque crypt.

But you can also make a visit to the Almudena Cathedral museum.

This visit has the advantage that you will be able to access the cathedral dome and go out to the terrace that surrounds it to enjoy the best panoramic views of the Royal Palace and the surroundings.

El Almudena Cathedral museum You can visit it on your own, but you also have the possibility of joining one of the groups that are forming to make a guided visit, which will allow you to learn about the turbulent history of this modern cathedral.

To visit the Museum of the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid, you have to go to its main façade, the one located in front of the Royal Palace, and the access is on its right side.

This is the experience of visiting the Almudena Cathedral museum

La tour starts in the Chapter Room, which was decorated in 2006.

The next room, Sacristy, also has a modern decoration, specifically from 2005, with scenes from the Old and New Testament made with mosaics tiles that combine tiles, enamels and stones.

In the antechamber of the Sacristy you can see one painting of the Holy Family by Carreño Miranda in 1649, the most important work among the paintings kept in this museum.

Then you go up to the first of the two galleries of the Almudena Cathedral museum, which run above the side naves of the cathedral.

As soon as you arrive at the gallery floor, you will pass through the terrace of the main façade of the cathedral, from where you have excellent panoramic views of the Royal Palace and its Armory Square.

The first gallery of the museum is dedicated to the history of the Diocese of Madrid, and his two employers, the Virgin of the Almudena y San isidro labrador.

In this room you can see a image of Santa María de la Almudena, patron saint of Madrid, very ornate with a dress and precious stones.

At Almudena Cathedral museum You will also see paintings and many ancient clothing used by priests, such as capes. boxes, suits, etc...

You will also find a episcopal seat, a chair with great ornamentation.

And as highlights, you will see a silk terno coat of 1622, and a codex from 1230, with 16 scrolls that tell the history of San Isidro.

Views of Madrid from the terrace of the Almudena Cathedral

When you finish visiting the first of the museum's galleries, you will climb to the dome of the cathedral, where you will leave at outdoor terraces and you will have new panoramic views of the surroundings of the cathedral.

At this point the guided tour ends.

Model of the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid

In between, next to the elevators, you will have the opportunity to see an impressive model of the original project of the Almudena Cathedral, which contemplated the construction of a great Gothic cathedral in the image and likeness of French cathedrals.

Finally, after getting off the dome terraces, you will visit the museum's second gallery on your own and then go down to the access to the central nave of the Almudena Cathedral, to visit its interior.

In total, the visit to the cathedral museum and the terraces can take you an hour.

Almudena Cathedral museum visit schedules

El Almudena Cathedral Museum hours It is from Monday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 14,30:XNUMX p.m. (closed on Sundays and holidays).

En eastern The museum is closed from Wednesday to Sunday.

Almudena Cathedral museum ticket prices

The Almudena Cathedral museum ticket prices, both for the free visit as for the tour, are 7 euros, with a reduced price of 5 euros for pensioners, retirees, students, residents of Madrid, large families and the disabled.

Priests and religious have free entry.

Taking photos or filming videos is not allowed inside the museum, although of course there are no problems taking photos from the outside terraces and the dome.