Madrid Trip Overview
Wander back in time through the Plazas, Ports, and Markets of Madrid spanning 300 years.
Your journey starts back in 1600CE where you will be immersed in the detailed world of 12 immersive 360° digital reconstructions. Narrated by a professional, local tour guide, Madrid is full of such beautiful and warm colors that will heighten your senses, not just visually.
Some of the magnificent sites include Paseo del Prado, Puerta de Alcala, Plaza Cibeles, Plaza Mayor, and many more. There is a lot to take in with our panoramic views.
So come and explore, listen, and see what made Madrid such a bustling place from 1600CE to 1900CE.
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* Duration: 2 hours
* Starts: Madrid, Spain
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Wander back in time through the Plazas, Ports, and Markets of Madrid spanning 300 years.
Your journey starts back in 1600CE where you will be immersed in the detailed world of 12 immersive 360° digital reconstructions. Narrated by a professional, local tour guide, Madrid is full of such beautiful and warm colors that will heighten your senses, not just visually.
Some of the magnificent sites include Paseo del Prado, Puerta de Alcala, Plaza Cibeles, Plaza Mayor, and many more. There is a lot to take in with our panoramic views.
So come and explore, listen, and see what made Madrid such a bustling place from 1600CE to 1900CE.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Paseo del Prado, Paseo del Prado, Madrid
This 19th-century recreation of the Paseo del Prado places you before the Museo de Nobles Artes and the Palacio del Buen Retiro, two of Madrid’s iconic and most luxurious structures in its long and rich history.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Puerta de Alcala, Plaza Independencia 1, 28001 Madrid Spain
Commissioned by King Carlos III in 1764, the Puerta de Alcalá was constructed after the king deemed the older model unfit for one of Madrid’s main entrances. Standing to the east of the city, the gate welcomes visitors to the grandeur of Madrid.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Plaza de Cibeles, Calle Alcala and Paseo de Recoletos, 28014 Madrid Spain
Today one of Madrid’s most iconic places, this recreation of the Plaza de Cibeles in 1850 illustrates the space before modern renovations to the plaza and the talismanic statue of Cybele, the Phrygian mother goddess, were made.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Puerta del Sol, 28013 Madrid Spain
Here at the Puerta del Sol in 1450, you stand before one of the city’s main entrances with a view of the defensive wall that encircled the city. The hospital behind you stood outside the walls to quarantine citizens affected by the Bubonic Plague.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Plaza Mayor, Calle Gerona 4, 28012 Madrid Spain
The precursor to the Plaza Mayor, the Plaza del Arrabal was one of two main marketplaces in Madrid but became the central market in the 16th century, a distinction further enhanced by Antonio Sillero’s pragmatic and attractive architectural style.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Mercado San Miguel, Plaza San Miguel, 28005 Madrid Spain
One of Madrid’s premier marketplaces, the Mercado de San Miguel was the place to go for Madrid’s finest seafood. Named after the beautiful Church of San Miguel in the plaza, the market here was an important part of daily life in Madrid.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Plaza de la Villa, Calle Mayor, Madrid Spain
The heart of Madrid in the 15th and 16th centuries, the Plaza de la Villa illustrated the increasingly diversified population of Madrid after medieval times, present in its distinct architectural style influenced by Islamic and Christian traditions.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Cripta de la Almudena, Calle Mayor 90, 28013 Madrid Spain
After the Reconquista, when Alfonso VI retook Madrid in 1083 under the banner of Christianity, a community of Muslims known as the Mudejar remained and ostensibly converted to Christianity while maintaining their lifestyle present in this scene.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Plaza de Ramales, Madrid Spain
This 16th-century reconstruction of the Plaza de Ramales shows the space before its absorption of the square of San Juan. The Church of San Juan Bautista, a stalwart of the area, stood high with its distinct spire and which previously divided the two plazas.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Royal Palace of Madrid, Calle de Bailen s/n, 28071 Madrid Spain
Destroyed by a fire on Christmas Eve in 1734, this royal palace served as the residence for the Bourbon dynasty of Spain after Charles I and Charles II transformed the former Alcazar, a fortress, into the building before you in the late 17th century.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Templo de Debod, Calle Ferraz 1, 28008 Madrid Spain
Here you walk along the footpath leading to the inner sanctuary of the Temple of Debod. On the Nile rests a ritual boat used for transporting a divine idol, of Amun in this case, to other temples and sanctuaries along the Nile.
Duration: 10 minutes
