Professional Guides Walking Tours-Madrid Day&Night (1-2pers)

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Spain guided walking tours by certified local expert professional guides & various small group quality verified sightseeing tours of all major tourist attractions: UNESCO Heritage, historical, architectural, imperial, medieval, cultural, spiritual, educational & hidden gems. Enjoy city’s art, music, food, wine, beer, photo-shoot, bike, escooter, etc..

Madrid is abundant culture, architecture, cuisine, and art. See places like: Madrid’s Retiro, park area, Gate of Alcala, (la Puerta de Alcalá) Cibeles Square, Sun Gate, (la Puerta del Sol), Main Square, (Plaza Mayor), the gardens beside the Royal Palace. Visit different neighborhoods like: Salamance, Chueca, La Latina or Argüelles. If you enjoy art and museums, visit world-renowned museums like the Prado, Queen Sophia, Archeological Museum, Thyssen-Bornemisza, Sorolla Museum. You can’t forget about places like Columbus’ Square, Argüelles viewpoint, Santa Ana’s Square, Gran Vía Avenue, Plaza de España.

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Tour 1 Option: Ancient Madrid – The Essentials Walking Tour (English/Spanish):

Join us to get to know the Habsburg Quarter, that emblematic area of the capital populated by tourists and natives, where the traditional meets the current and converge the traces of monarchical dynasties, republics, dictatorships, democracies, uprisings and attacks.

Through those streets of a virtual medieval layout, art, gardens, monuments, gastronomy, and history are perfectly mixed, which makes Madrid one of the most visited cities in the world and the inspiration of the most varied creators. for centuries they have paid homage to him with his work.

Walk with us through the most essential Madrid, where you will discover the true origins of the capital, its past of fire and water, the same landscape of powerful kings, miraculous saints and attractive bandits, the villa of the palace intrigues and the plebeian corridors. , the places of unjust executions and the corners of furtive romances, the place of war and that of reconstruction … the Madrid of yesterday and the Madrid of today!

Let’s walk, get to know and enjoy the city … let’s tour the Habsburg Quarter together. We will wait for you!

Option (Spanish Mon-Sun 11am) Madrid Essential >>>
In a two-hour tour we will visit the most emblematic places of the town of Madrid. From the Plaza Mayor to the Royal Palace. In this walk we will talk about the Inquisition, the Bear and the Madroño, we will mention the kings of the Austrian dynasty, we will know the different architectures that the city hides and we will visit the oldest restaurant in the world. Between curiosities and anecdotes we will enter 1200 years of history, from the Mayrit of the Muslims to what we know today. Do not miss it!

Tour 2 Option: Madrid Essentials Walking Tour (English):

Your first time in Madrid or you just passed by but without knowing the stories and do you want to get more involved with the city?

There is nothing more useful than a Walking Tour Madrid Essentials in which you’ll find out about the origins of the city, the history of Habsburg Kings, but you’ll also enjoy one of the most modern cathedrals in Spain.

Madrid is a city which mixes a gallery of modern infrastructures and its gigantic cultural and artistic heritage, a legacy of centuries of fascinating history.

Art and culture take an important roll in the agenda of Madrid.

However, if Madrid is good at something, it would be its magic way to show all the stories hide in its colourful streets , as well as the variety of activities to be done for all ages and styles.

The smiles and hospitality of people will make you feel immediately part of Madrid and we will be in charge to make you live a complete experience in this amazing city!

¡ Come and enjoy Madrid with us !

Tour 3 Option: Reverse Madrid History – With Free Samples Walking Tour (English):

Do you want a different approach to a walking tour? Do you like free food samples? Then this is your tour!

Join me in discovering Madrid in an unconventional way – from new to old!

The tour will start in Puerta de Alcalá, the iconic gate that used to give access to the walled city of Madrid. For the first half of the tour we will be exploring the city’s newer buildings and monuments – those from the Borbones dynasty.

As we progress throughout the tour, we will go deeper into the history and culture of this wonderful city and learn about Madrid de los Austrias, the oldest quarter in the city. We will finish the tour in Palacio Real, the palace that sits where the city’s first building once was.

Fuente de Cibeles, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Mercado de San Miguel, Plaza de la Villa, Catedral de la Almudena… The list goes on and on. From the impressive sights to the fascinating stories, this tour will captivate your attention from the very beginning.

To sweeten and enhance your experience I will provide some free typical sweets and candy from Madrid and Spain that will give you a taste of one of the best gastronomy in the world.

Madrid is ready to be discovered. What are you waiting for?

Tour 4 Option: Madrid Highlights Walking Tour (English/Spanish/Italian):

Join us on this 2 hours historical walk experience, to see and learn the must seen things about this important European Capital “Madrid”.

We’ll be covering all the historical Neighborhood inside and outside what was the Medieval wall, passing by the Muslim origins of Magerit since the 9th century, 16th and 17th Century with the strong Austrias dynasty and a sneak peek about the arrival of the Borbons to Spain in the 18th.

You’ll get a big history summery with lots of local information about the must see places to visit before you leave, and the gastronomical advice that can’t be missed.

Tour Stops:

Puerta del Sol
KM 0
Carlos 3
Plaza Mayor
Posada del Peine
Calle Toledo
Restaurante Sobrino del Botín
Mercado San Miguel
Plaza de la Villa
Catedral Virgen de le Almudena
Palacio Real de Madrid

And more…….WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!

Tour 5 Option: Madrid Old Town Walking Tour (English/Spanish)

Discover the secrets of the capital of Spain with this walking tour. You will explore the main attractions of Madrid Old Town, including emblematic places, incredible stories, legends and interesting fact about Madrid that will make you feel like a local. In addition to history, this tour will also allow you to have a cultural overview of Madrid (traditions, gastronomy, celebrations, handicrafts, etc.) and discover the true soul of Madrid.

Tour 6 Option: Madrid’s Origin Walking Tour (English/Spanish):

This tour reveals in several secret spots the origin of the city, it is a very nice tour in which you will see a lot of places and monuments scattered on a route that runs through the old heart of Madrid or ”Magerit”.

It is a city of 1200 years of history that began in a small Arab fortress and has ended up being one of the most metropolitan cities in the world with approximately 3 million people. How has it evolved so much? Find out with Rubens. Few cities in the world have an evolution as varied as “Magerit”. Although it is a route based on the Madrid of the Austrias, you will see places of the early days of Madrid when it was a small village, you will also see buildings after the monarchy of the Austrias as the Royal Theatre.

Many funny characters have passed through here, very funny characters…. We will talk about kings, food, customs, legends…. With a particular touch of humor from Ruben. At the end of the tour, you will have known several secrets that neither Madrid people know. Are you ready?

Among the places to be visited are:

-Puerta del Sol
-Plaza Mayor
-Cava Baja de San Miguel
-Plaza de la Villa
-Almudena cathedral
-Royal palace
-Plaza de Oriente

Tour 7 Option: Basic of Madrid Walking Tour (English/Spanish):

We will visit the typical monuments that every traveler should know, telling the story behind them. A must for all those who want to know our city.

Our route:

– Main Square
– San Miguel Market
– Convent of the Carboneras of Corpus Christi
– C / Codo (the narrowest street in Madrid)
– Plaza de la Villa
– C / Mayor where we will look for the balcony of His Majesty Alfonso
– Cathedral of the Almudena
– Royal Palace
– Plaza de Oriente
– Palace of the Opera
– Puerta del Sol

Directions: Please arrive 5 minutes early.

Tour 8 Option: Majestic Madrid Walking Tour (English/Spanish):

Discover the most majestic part of Madrid.
Walk along the enlightened Madrid and discover the change that the city experienced along the 18 Century. Discover why and how the city changed with the arrival of the Bourbons and get to know the secrets kept inside the most monumental part of the City.

Prado Avenue, Prado Museum, Retiro Park, Cristal Palace and Alcalá’s Arch will be some of the stops of the trip full of beauty and curiosities.

Tour 9 Option: From the Madrid of the Habsburgs to the 20th Century Walking Tour (English/Spanish):

Madrid is an incredible city, so thriving and alive, that has so many diverse architectural styles which are closely related to its history.

On this tour I invite you to explore three moments of Madrid’s history and architecture:

-The Habsburgs (16th and 17th centuries)

-The Bourbons (18th and 19th centuries)

-The 20s (Early 20th century)

We will walk through the intricate streets of The Madrid de los Austrias with its Mudejar and Herrerian architecture, which will lead us to the impressive Neoclassical style of the Bourbons, and finally we will finish at the spectacular Gran Vía that was Madrid’s door to the twentieth century and it stills makes us thrill.

Tour 10 Option: Medieval Madrid Walking Tour (Spanish/English/Italian):

This tour is perfect if you want to learn the origins of the city and return to medieval and ancient Madrid.

We will start with the Arab wall and Cuesta de la Vega, and then through the Viaduct we will reach the neighborhood of la moreria.

We will visit Plaza de la Paja, Plaza de los Carros, Costanilla de San Pedro, the old Church of San Pedro, Puerta Cerra, Cava de San Miguel, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de la Villa and finally the oldest church in Madrid .

It will be a tour about history and culture, where you can appreciate the Medieval side of Madrid; and get to know those places, streets and squares that had their origin under the Almudena Wall.

Tour 11 Option: Madrid de los Austrias (Historic District) Walking Tour (Spanish/Italian/English):

Discover with Madrid of the Austrians Old City the creation of the millenary Madrid with our Local Guides.

Tour around the most centric and full of stories part of the city while discovering the secrets that compose the essence of Madrid.

Plunge into the Madrid of the Habsburg Monarchy, discover the arrival of the Bourbons as well as the events of the darkest and brightest period of the history of the city. Get in touch with the past times of Spain, with the Madrid Capital of Empire and understand the city nowadays.

Plaza Mayor, Almudena Cathedral, Royal Palace and the oldest restaurant in the world will be some of the spots to visit in our journey. But many more hidden stories are waiting to be discovered in a different and special way! Book your tour and start to do it!

Option (Spanish Sat/Sun 1pm 4pm 7pm) Discover the “Madrid of the Felipes” >>>

Do you know the Madrid of the Felipes? Do you know who they were and what they did in this city? We will discover anecdotes and curiosities of this stage of the Austrias in which I will tell you the history and the most hidden buildings and squares where the most traditional Madrid was created. The tour begins in one of the most emblematic places of the so-called “Madrid de los Austrias”, the Plaza Mayor, we will continue through the Market of San Miguel and Cava of the same name, where we will discover the most traditional restaurants and even the oldest in the world ! We will enter through the Plaza del Conde de Barajas, Plaza del Conde de Miranda, El Codo Street until we reach Plaza de la Villa. From there we will pass through the main street, Plaza Ramales (which houses an interesting history) and end with the views of the Almudena, the Royal Palace to end in the equestrian statue of Felipe IV. Do you know that there is a stamped statue near the Plaza Mayor? Did you know that in Madrid we have our particular Robin Hood? Do you know the history of the perennial bouquet?

Tour 12 Option: Exploring Historical Madrid Walking Tour (Mon-Sun 11:15am Spanish/English):

We begin the tour in the iconic Puerta del Sol, where we talk about King Carlos III, the Royal Post Office, Poster of Uncle Pepe, Mariblanca, Bear (a) and Madroño, Km Cero, etc. After a short walk, we continue to the iconic Plaza Mayor, where you will be fascinated with all its history, then we will go down Toledo Street to the Cuchilleros and there we will stop at the oldest restaurant in the world.

We continue climbing and the tour takes us to a gastronomic icon temple: Mercado de San Miguel, place where you can eat the best delicacies of the entire Iberian peninsula. The tour continues with a brief stop at the Former Queen Mother’s Pharmacy, full of many years of history.

Following our tour of Calle Mayor, we will deviate a bit for a brief stop at the Curious Neighbor statue, then we will arrive at the emblematic Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral, finally we will arrive at the Royal Theater, in Isabel II square, very close to the starting point of the tour.

Option A (Mon-Sun 10:30am English/French/Spanish) Madrid History Tour >>>

From the first settlement made from the Arabs until the last four towers we will go through the origins for more than 1.000 years to see and know the History of Madrid.

This walk will be spread in two parts, one of the Austrian dynasty wich take the very small area and around 1,30 hours and that of the Borbon’s being more than 2 hours and getting to see the Retiro park or the Prado museum among other beautiful spots.

Tour 13 Option: About the Wonderful History of Madrid Walking Tour (Spanish):

Join this experience full of history during two hours to see and learn the wonderful things about this important European Capital “Madrid”.

We will visit the Historic District, we will learn more about the medieval wall, the arrival of the Bourbons, the Muslim origins and many more stories that will make your experience unique. We will also give you information about more places that you should see, or incredible places to eat that you should not miss

Where will we go?

– Puerta del Sol
– Zero kilometer
– Mayor Street
– Main Square
– Almudena Cathedral
– Segovia Viaduct
– Royal Palace
– San Miguel Market
– Attack of Madrid
– Closed Gate
– Islamic Wall
– Sabatini Gardens

What is included?: A cheerful and wonderful guide, I await for you!

Tour 14 Option: Barrio de las Letras Walking Tour (Spanish Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun 11am):

What is life ? A frenzy, what is life? An illusion, a shadow, a fiction; and the greatest good is small; That all life is dream and dreams are dreams. To know the Barrio de las Letras is to travel in time and travel the streets that traveled great writers of the Golden Age. From Lope de Vega to Cervantes, passing through Calderón de la Barca, Sr. Marcela de San Félix, Góngora, Bécquer or Echegaray between others left their mark among the streets of the Barrio de las Musas. Walking through this pleasant area of the capital is to do it through a game of clues, riddles and trapntojos. In the street of Cervantes his “arch-enemy” Lope de Vega was born and lived and in the street dedicated to the latter, the remains of Cervantes lie. Curious jokes of destiny necessary to unite two of the great geniuses of universal letters. Come with us and discover these wonderful stories. Meeting Point: Puerta del Sol, next to the statue of the Bear and Madroño.

Option A (Spanish Sat/Sun 11am) >>>

This tour offers the possibility of knowing emblematic places especially of Madrid of the 17th and 18th centuries, telling stories about them, trying to put ourselves a little in the place of Madrid and travelers who arrived in Madrid of yesteryear. The tour will start from the Mariblanca statue at the Puerta del Sol; We will then walk to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and the church of Las Calatravas, we will enter the Barrio de las Letras: Calle de la Cruz, Plaza de Santa Ana (Spanish Theater), Palace of the Dukes of Santoña, the Plaza del Ángel (Tepa Palace), Church of San Sebastián, where we will tell many stories of those places. Once in Atocha Street we will go to Jacinto Benavente Square (House of the Five Guilds), the Palace of Santa Cruz, the Plaza Mayor and the Plaza de la Villa.

Option B (Spanish Mon/Fri 10am, Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun 6pm, Wed 12:30pm) >>>

Enter our time machine to travel to one of the most radiant and convulsive times in the history of MADrid. A period in which the Austrias made a small town, the capital of the greatest Empire of the time.

Discover when, how and why they got here and get back to the time of the beating of steel, the Holy Brotherhood (considered the first police in the world), the palace conspiracies and the King’s valid ones.

The Catholic Monarchs, Carlos I of Spain, our dear Felipes or Carlos II, are combined with others, who although their power did not reach those spheres, they had their 15 minutes of glory while in the known world was heard the cry of Los Tercios !Santiago y cierra España!

Live our EXPERIENCE and FEEL how people used to live in the capital of the Empire, where the sun did not go down.

Tour 15 Option: Magical Madrid Hidden Jewels Walking Tour (Spanish):

Madrid contains fascinating places for the magic that surrounds its history and tradition, such as what is not told about the Plaza Mayor, the small church of San Ginés, the renovated Plaza de las Descalzas Reales or the beautiful Gran Vía in Madrid, Our particular Broadway. In this tour we tell you everything. Come and discover the most unusual enigmas of the Royal Villa in a guided tour of two hours in which the charm of the Sky of Madrid will help us to suspend us in a cozy and very enriching evening that will end with the sunset in the Egyptian Temple of Debod. You can not miss this original free tour that we have organized with such love!

Tour Description & Additional Info:

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
If you have a bigger group or need more other cities tours, please book again. Search for us in Viator “Professional Guides Walking Tours-Day & Night”
Not all days and times may be available. After booking, we will confirm with you if the time selected and tour language is available or give you an alternate time.
We will confirm with you the updated guide meetup time. After confirmation, we will give you the QR Code to register with guide and new updated meeting point and new map location, and how to spot and meet the guide 7 days before the tour. Tour may not end at starting point.
Please be at the Meeting Point 15-20mins earlier to look for the tour guide and walk up to meet & greet.
Just pay booking fee and agency helps you find and meet professional tour guides nearest your location. At the end of the tour, please tip the guides and give what you want. Tell the tour guide what you like to experience in your tour. We take you on a heart-warming tour showcasing age-old architectures of Romanesque to Gothic to Baroque, from periods of Ancient to Medieval to Renaissance, telling you about gothic cathedrals, ancient monasteries & castles with historical, cultural and religious antiquity, and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, wine & tapas tasting of local delights where the locals patronize, for a wonderfully unique, and unforgettable experience.
Be sure to check your booking messages for updated meeting point and how to find guide a day before travel. If you are travel agency, please inform your client.
Travelers should plan on arrival at any international airport, you need to give yourself 2 hours to clear customs and security and covid screening, and 1 hour to get to your hotel nearby to check-in first as you can’t lug your baggages around during the walking tour, and another 1 hour to get to the meeting location to meet the tour guide assuming it is close by the hotel so assuming everything goes smoothly and nothing delays you, you will need 4 hours on landing at airport to get to the tour meeting point.
There are no other guides there at the meeting point except our guides so you have to approach the guides and give your QR Code and names or you will miss your tour and there’s no refund as work has been done to book your tour and pay Viator’s commission.
Limited time offer special booking for up to 4 travelers instead of 1-2 travelers normal booking
Requires 1 week advance booking

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Options To Choose for Your Trip:

Madrid Old Town Walking Tour
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Tour 5 Option: Madrid Old Town Walking Tour:
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Magical Madrid Hidden Jewels
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Tour 15 Option: Magical Madrid Hidden Jewels Walking Tour (Spanish):
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Exploring Historical Madrid
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Tour 12 Option: Exploring Historical Madrid Walking Tour (Spanish/English):
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Madrid de los Austrias History
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Tour 11 Option: Madrid de los Austrias (Historic District) Walking Tour (Spanish/Italian/English):
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Curiosities & Legends Madrid
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Tour 20 Option: Black Legends: Passion, Mystery & Death Walking Tour(Spanish):
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Medieval Madrid Walking Tour
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Tour 10 Option: Medieval Madrid Walking Tour (Spanish/English/Italian):
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Hidden Secrets Old Madrid Walk
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Tour 21 Option: Hidden Secrets of Old Madrid Walking Tour (Spanish):
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Barrio de las Letras Walk
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Tour 14 Option: Barrio de las Letras Walking Tour (Spanish):
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Secrets of Origin of Madrid
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Tour 17 Option: The Secrets of the Origin of Madrid (Spanish):
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Spanish Inquisition in Madrid
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Tour 18 Option: The Spanish Inquisition in Madrid (Spanish):
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Reverse Madrid History Tour
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Tour 3 Option: Reverse Madrid History Walking Tour
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