Domecq Palace in Jerez: real prices, hours and what happens if you are late
Domecq Palace is a baroque palace house of 1778 in the heart of Jerez. The visit lasts 45 minutes, is made with audio guide and costs 15 euros. Here are the official prices, the times of each pass and the access rules that you should know before booking, including one that causes you to lose the entry to more than one.
How much the entrance to the Domecq Palace costs
These are the official prices for online sale, with VAT including:
General entrance with audio guide: 15 €
Reduced entry with audio guide: 13 € - applicable to persons over 65 years of age, children between 6 and 12 years of age and persons with reduced mobility who move in a wheelchair.
Free admission: Monday, one session at 14: 00
The free entrance has conditions: limited capacity, only on the ground floor and without audio guide. Tickets are offered on Monday on the website of the palace, except for holidays, with a limit of 2 per person. The page should be consulted at that time because they are exhausted.
Reduced entries require official accreditation at the time of access. Without valid and updated document, the discount is not allowed.
The rule that makes the entry lose
Each entry has been assigned a specific time of visit. The palace explicitly warns: Once the visit begins, you cannot access the Palace. There is no relocation in a back pass or return.
The official recommendation is to be there. 10 minutes before of the time indicated in your entrance. If you go just in time for Jerez, count on it.
The entry is personal and non-transferable and is only valid for the day, time and number of people in it. No changes or returns are allowed.
What the visit includes and what it looks like
The entrance gives access to a group visit through the palace's rooms, with audio guide available in Spanish, English and French.
The tour passes through the Patio de Columnas, with Italian marble, the Council Room, the dining room and the library. The Dance Hall, the Fireplace Hall and the Marquis de Domecq office are also accessible. Inside there are paintings, tapestries, sculptures and materials brought from Italy, Flanders and France.
The visit ends at the main entrance of the building, about 45 minutes after the start.
How long and how passes work
The estimated duration is of 45 minutes. Visits are made in group and start every 60 minutes.
Pass hours:
Tuesday to Saturday, mornings: 10: 00, 11: 00, 12: 00, 13: 00 and 14: 00
Tuesday to Saturday, afternoons: 16: 00, 17: 00, 18: 00 and 19: 00
Sundays: 10: 00, 11: 00, 12: 00 and 13: 00
The last pass of each block is the last-visit entry. On Sunday and Monday the palace is closed to the general public.
Annual closing days: 1 January, 6 January, Good Friday and 25 December. On Holy Week on Holy Thursday there are only tomorrow's passes. On May 1 and October 12, the passes are 10: 00, 11: 00, 12: 00 and 13: 00.
What can't you carry inside
This point surprises a lot of people when they get here. For the safety of works of art, cannot be entered into the rooms backpacks, bags, umbrella or any object considered to be a risk.
The palace has a Free delivery service by the entrance, with a locked locker. You have to leave things there before you start the visit and pick them up at the end; if you do not withdraw that same day you are considered lost objects.
Travel bags are not allowed in any case, nor in the bookcase. Baby carts are left in an enabled area.
Other rules: it is not allowed to take photographs inside the palace, or to smoke, eat or drink in the compound. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The access of guide dogs and therapeutic assistants is permitted, with prior authorization requested 48 hours in advance.
Where is and how to get there
Access to visits is by Plaza Aladro No 2in the historical centre of Jerez de la Frontera, in the province of Cadiz.
It is in the monumental area, within walking distance of the Cathedral and the Alcázar, so it can be combined with other visits of the center in the same morning.
Accessibility
The palace is equipped for people with reduced mobility and reserve two places per group. For logistical reasons, wheelchair access must be acquired by 48 hours in advance and communicate it when you buy the ticket.
The visit is not yet adapted for people with visual or hearing disabilities; the palace indicates that it is working on it.
Book in advance
The capacity of each pass is limited and the palace itself recommends buying the entry over the Internet to avoid queues and check availability before going. On weekends and bridges tomorrow's passes are the first to fill.