Madrid Trip Overview
This professional tour offers you a comprehensive insight to the most important parts of Madrid and includes all the important sights such as the Royal Palace, Teatro Real, Plaza Mayor, Almudena Cathedral, Mercado de San Miguel and much more.
Besides the main route there is the option to include more interesting places into the sightseeing, depending on your preferences. This could be f.eg. the charismatic district La Latina, the modern Gran Via Street or the romantic Literary Quarter. The tour and sightseeing will be adjusted to your interests.
In this tour you will learn all about the architecture, art, culture and history of the city. Our tour guide is graduated in history of art and offers you extensive and competent knowledge.
On request, coffee and tapas stops can be offered. Our priority is your well-being.
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Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
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
This professional tour offers you a comprehensive insight to the most important parts of Madrid and includes all the important sights such as the Royal Palace, Teatro Real, Plaza Mayor, Almudena Cathedral, Mercado de San Miguel and much more.
Besides the main route there is the option to include more interesting places into the sightseeing, depending on your preferences. This could be f.eg. the charismatic district La Latina, the modern Gran Via Street or the romantic Literary Quarter. The tour and sightseeing will be adjusted to your interests.
In this tour you will learn all about the architecture, art, culture and history of the city. Our tour guide is graduated in history of art and offers you extensive and competent knowledge.
On request, coffee and tapas stops can be offered. Our priority is your well-being.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Puerta del Sol, 28013 Madrid Spain
Our professional guide will welcome you at the King Charles III statue on the main square – the Puerta del Sol – and take you on a walking – tour through the historic city centre.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Teatro Real, Plaza de Isabel II, 29013 Madrid Spain
See one of the most prestigious opera houses in Europe. For over five decades it hosted the most renowned singers and composers of the time.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Royal Palace of Madrid, Calle de Bailen s/n, 28071 Madrid Spain
See the largest functioning royal palace and the largest by floor area in Europe. The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family, although now it is working mainly as a museum. Moreover it is used for state ceremonies.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Catedral de Sta Maria la Real de la Almudena, Calle Bailen 10, 28013 Madrid Spain
The Almudena Cathedral is the most important religious building in Madrid. It was consecrated by Pope John Paul II on 15 June 1993, making it the first cathedral to be consecrated outside of Rome. All other main Spanish cities had centuries old cathedrals, and Madrid also has old churches, but the construction of Almudena only began in 1879. The Neo-Gothic interior is uniquely modern, with chapels and statues of contemporary artists, in heterogeneous styles, from historical revivals to “pop-art” decor.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Plaza de la Villa, Calle Mayor, Madrid Spain
Plaza de la Villa is a lovely small square, bordered on three sides by buildings that represent Madrid’s different styls of architecture, from the so called Múdejar to Baroque. In the 17th-century it was the main square of the city.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Mercado San Miguel, Plaza San Miguel, 28005 Madrid Spain
Located in the heart of Madrid, the Mercado de San Miguel is a monument to Spanish cuisine. A meeting point for food lovers and famouse landmark of the city.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Plaza Mayor, Calle Gerona 4, 28012 Madrid Spain
See the Plaza Mayor, a grand arcaded square in the center of Madrid.The symmetrical rectangular square features a uniform architecture. It was once the centre of Old Madrid. It was first built (1580–1619) during the reign of Philip III. It is very popular with tourists and locals alike.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Calle De La Cava Baja, Madrid Spain
See the street with the most quantity of tapas in Madrid. Cava Baja is a winding, cheerful street cutting straight through the city’s heart and bustling on both sides with colorful taverns and bars.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: La Latina, La Latina, Madrid
The narrow and winding streets of this irregularly laid-out area, mostly dating back to the Middle Ages, usually lead onto a square. Most of them lay outside the Medieval walled village and provided accommodation to a great many merchants who sold their goods at the market. This commercial tradition still echoes in several street and square names, such as Plaza de la Cebada (Barley Square), where the farmers’ market used to be held, Plaza de los Carros (Carriage Square), Plaza de la Paja (Straw Square), or even El Rastro (owing its name to the blood trail of the old slaughterhouse), the city’s best-known flea market.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Barrio de Las Letras, Plaza de las Cortes, 28014 Madrid Spain
In the seventeenth century, the Golden Age of Spanish Literature, Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Quevedo, Tirso de Molina and Góngora, among other authors, had their homes here – hence the name. Some of the streets in this neighbourhood pay tribute to this and other brilliant chapters of Spanish history, culture and art.
Duration: 30 minutes
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