Free Tour of Cervantes and the Golden Age

The so-called Golden Age, which covers part of the 16th and 17th centuries, was the era of greatest literary and artistic splendor in Spain... but also one of its most conflictive and declining political periods. Discover in our Free Tour of Cervantes and the Golden Age the Madrid neighborhood that starred like no other in the spirit of that time: the Barrio de las Letras.

Along this route, which will start in the Plaza Mayor, the great geniuses who illuminated that era will parade. Without a doubt, the immortal Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of the first universal modern novel, will occupy an essential role in our story... but so will other geniuses, more and less known, whose lives came to live up to their best works. .

Lives like that of Juan de Tarsis, Count of Villamediana, who we will talk about at the beginning of the visit.

In the Plaza de la Provincia we will talk about the old court prison and one of its most famous "tenants", the prolific writer Lope de Vega.

In the Plaza de Santa Ana we will find the statue of Calderón de la Barca and we will contemplate the façade of the famous Spanish Theater, which in its beginnings was a comedy corral.

The streets of León, Cervantes, Quevedo and Lope de Vega will complete an itinerary that will end in the Plaza de las Cortes, where the most famous statue of Cervantes is located.

Don't miss our Free Tour of Cervantes and the Golden Age, one of the best visits you will make in Madrid!