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Madrid Monuments: Explore Borbones Landmarks
4.8
38 Ratings
Madrid
Discover Madrid’s secrets on a personalized walking tour. Visit hidden gems, historic sites, and savor local flavors. Book your unique adventure now.
Discover Madrid’s secrets on a personalized walking tour. Visit hidden gems, historic sites, and savor local flavors. Book your unique adventure now.
Duration:
2 hours, 20 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Puerta del Sol - Featuring the Royal Post Office, Carlos III, Km 0, Tio Pepe, and the Bear and Madroño statue.
- Calle de Alcalá - Embark on this fantastic tour along Madrid’s longest street.
- Casino de Madrid - Located on the golden mile of the country, opposite the Casino are the new Four Seasons Hotel and the BBVA building with its…
- Puerta del Sol - Featuring the Royal Post Office, Carlos III, Km 0, Tio Pepe, and the Bear and Madroño statue.
- Calle de Alcalá - Embark on this fantastic tour along Madrid’s longest street.
- Casino de Madrid - Located on the golden mile of the country, opposite the Casino are the new Four Seasons Hotel and the BBVA building with its renowned quadrigas.
- Gran Vía - Madrid’s Gran Vía is bustling with theatres, bars, and shops, making it one of the main thoroughfares in the city center.
- Instituto Cervantes - Once a bank, this prestigious institution now houses the most significant works of the Castilian language.
- Cibeles Fountain - Spain’s most famous fountain is undoubtedly one of the icons that best represents Madrid.
- Banco de España - The bank where the nation’s gold reserves are kept.
- Cibeles Lounge - The Palace of Cibeles, now the city council’s headquarters, is a building that will certainly catch your eye.
- Paseo del Prado - This beautiful boulevard, the first urban boulevard since the 16th century, stretches between centuries-old trees from the Charles V Roundabout to the Plaza de Cibeles. Along its path, you will discover some of Madrid’s most outstanding museums and cultural spaces, such as the Prado Museum, the National Thyssen Bornemisza Museum, the CaixaForum Madrid, and the Royal Botanical Gardens, as well as significant architectural and artistic displays of the city. Since 25 July 2021, it has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Puerta de Alcalá - The city’s most famous gateway, created by King Charles III, is one of Madrid’s must-see monuments.
- Parque del Retiro - The green heart of the city center marks the end of our magnificent journey.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Personalized attention of your guide after the Tour (forever)
- Link to personalized recommendations What to do in Madrid?
- Printed material and teaching tools throughout the route
- Local guide
- Personalized attention of your guide after the Tour (forever)
- Link to personalized recommendations What to do in Madrid?
- Printed material and teaching tools throughout the route
What's Not Included
- Carbonated beverages
- Tip the guide. This payment only includes booking management
- Tips at the end, to Value the Effort of the Guides
- Entries to the sites (not required as we do not enter)
- Carbonated beverages
- Tip the guide. This payment only includes booking management
- Tips at the end, to Value the Effort of the Guides
- Entries to the sites (not required as we do not enter)
Additional Information
Explore the sites, buildings, and landmarks of “Modern” Madrid or Madrid de los Borbones, including the Banco de España, Fuente de Cibeles, Puerta de Alcalá, Gran Vía, and conclude this amazing tour within El Retiro Park.
Join this captivating 2-hour journey through the modern section of Madrid, discovering the most iconic monuments and hidden gems. By…
Explore the sites, buildings, and landmarks of “Modern” Madrid or Madrid de los Borbones, including the Banco de España, Fuente de Cibeles, Puerta de Alcalá, Gran Vía, and conclude this amazing tour within El Retiro Park.
Join this captivating 2-hour journey through the modern section of Madrid, discovering the most iconic monuments and hidden gems. By the end of the tour, you’ll uncover stories and secrets of the city that even many locals are unaware of. Additionally, a curated list of recommended places is provided to ensure your adventure in our city continues.
Are you ready to embark on this experience?
Note: Tips for the guide are NOT included. The payment made now is for the reservation management.
Location
Puerta del Sol
We wait for you at Puerta del Sol, by the fountain. In front of the old Royal Post Office, current Presidency of the Community of Madrid (the only building with clock on top). Locate the boys with the burgundy umbrella
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(38 Ratings)
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Sandra_l
Jan 20, 2026
Great tour! I took the tour with - What a great tour, I learned so much! Our guide, Tambo was great. Very knowledgeable, fun and answered all our questions. The tour is so worth it. It was raining lightly for us and we still enjoyed it. From him, I signed up for another free tour with their company.
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Kathleen_s
Oct 10, 2025
Old Madrid tour. - Tomas was excellent, enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable about the beautiful city of Madrid. He walked with us through areas we wouldn’t haven’t seen without his expertise. The history and architectural diversity is fascinating.
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Astrid
Oct 4, 2025
Idan was a great guide! We booked the next tour with him! Incredibly informative! - It was very informative and a lot of fun. Idan explained everything well and entertainingly. We've learned a lot.
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Helen_h
Oct 4, 2025
A story to tell - The story about Spain is so rich with drama it makes you want to read its history before you take the tour. Each building and park and plaza and street and monument has an important meaning. The tour takes you back in time and you watch the characters of each event and the experience allows you to understand and truly appreciate the beauty of Spain today.
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V5306zhricardop
Sep 30, 2025
Modern Madrid - Excellent attitude, knowledge, interest, empathy and sympathy of the guide Daniel, the best!! Its historical reviews and references make it easy to take advantage of the tourist trip.
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Robertpk2104vl
Sep 1, 2025
Glenn. - Glenn our guide was great. Very informative, casual. Well worth doing. I would recommend it to anyone visiting Madrid.
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Howardchang
Jun 27, 2025
Maikel is great - Maikel had made the very complicated Spanish history much easier to understand. He is energetic and enthusiastic.
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Trip02261664035
Jun 19, 2025
Use Guruwalk, not trip advisor to sign up. - No one there had my reservation. They took me in anyway.Thus use Guruwalk to make your reservation instead. Maikel did a great job with lots of information. I would suggest that they sent high level details of all the names and brief descriptions they had on the tour as it is quite a lot of information. Also, they should check beforehand if the park is open or not.
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Maura_r
Aug 19, 2025
Surprised to be asked to pay for taxes not covered by original payment - We booked and paid for our tour months ago. We were surprised to find out that the guide told us that the amount we already paid went to pay some sort of taxes and did not cover the tour and asked us to give him a tip not less than 15 euros/dollars to help him pay for the rest taxes our booking did not cover. We gave him $30.00 because we didn’t have any euros with us.
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Oxigenom2024
Jan 2, 2026
The guide was not introduced. - The guide was not presented so we could not do the tour. We were not notified nor was there any contact from the organizer.
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