Madrid sightseeing tour

General information

Destination	Category
Madrid, Spain	Sightseeing Tours

Program details

Come and see the main attractions of Spain's vibrant capital city in this bus and walking tour, taking in its most important and characteristic buildings and monuments.


HIGHLIGHTS:


* Travel down Madrid’s grand boulevards

* See all the characteristic neighbourhoods

* Get to know the city on foot and by bus


You'll learn all about its origin in the Middle Ages as an Arab fortress before visiting the beautiful quarters of Madrid of the Habsburgs and Madrid of the Bourbons, the elegant Plaza de Oriente and the Prado Museum as well as the boulevards of contemporary Madrid; the commercial and business areas of the modern city.< br />
Do not miss this opportunity to get to know one of Europe’s great cities. Places visited include the Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa; the ornate Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalá; Plaza de Oriente and the Prado Museum. The tour continues along the grandiose Gran Via and Castellana boulevards, the chic district of Salamanca, Plaza de Castilla, Parque del Oeste, the University Campus, Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium; home of Real Madrid.

There are also two walking tour - the first will take us from the Puente del Rey to the Puente de Segovia, with great views of the Royal Palace and its gardens and the second covers the centre of old Madrid, from the Plaza de la Villa to the Plaza Mayor.




Duration: 2.5 hours approx.
Languages: English and Spanish. French (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in the morning and Friday in the afternoon) and Italian (only in the afternoon on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday).