We are a group of tourist guides, accredited in Venice and Madrid, with extensive experience in the city, both historically and culturally, as well as in leisure and gastronomy. We will be delighted if you visit Venice or Madrid with us.
In this tour we are going to visit the oldest, and also unknown, part of Madrid. A city whose oldest remains date back to pre-Roman times (8th-2nd centuries BC) to gain certain political and military importance under the power of Al-Andalus (860 AD) thanks to the Emir Muhammad I and to be Christianized in 1085 by the King Alfonso VI to become part of the Kingdom of León and then Castile. On this tour, therefore, we can distinguish very well the enormous cultural, artistic and architectural differences between Moors and Christians. We are going to delve into the birth of Madrid and what this city was like before being converted into the Capital of Spain (1561) by Philip II , walking through its narrow and steep streets and the vestiges that still persist from the medieval period. On this tour we will be accompanied by the memory of illustrious characters such as Isabel I of Castile (the Catholic), El Cid Campeador , the French King Francisco I, Alfonso X "El Sabio" or San Isidro himself among others. There will be no shortage of cultural and gastronomic recommendations.
The places we are going to visit on this tour are the following:
- PLAZA DE ORIENTE AND ROYAL PALACE
- CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS OF THE SERVITES
- VILLA SQUARE. OLD TOWN HALL. PALACE OF THE LUJANES.
- HOUSES TO "LA MALICIA"
- GREEN CROSS SQUARE
- ALAMILLO SQUARE
- LA PAJA SQUARE AND SAN ANDRÉS CHURCH
- HOUSE OF SAN ISIDRO
- ALMENDRO STREET. CHRISTIAN WALL
- CHURCH OF SAINT PETER THE OLD
You will find our guide in the Plaza de Isabel II, next to the statue of Isabel II, at the Ópera Metro exit. The guide will carry a RED UMBRELLA and an official tour guide accreditation.
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).