On this tour you will see all the important sights in Madrid and learn about its history visitng the most important buildings, squares and parks. Among many other things, you will visit The Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol and the Market of Sant Miguel, but also go through the Salamanca Quarter and walk through the famous Retiro Park.
The tour starts at Puerta del Sol, and your guide will now show you the most important monuments of Madrid's city center on a private walking tour: you will see the San Ginés Church, the Monastary of the Descalzas Reales, famous Plaza Mayor (built in 1619 and originally designed to hold an open market), the San Miguel Market, Plaza de la Villa, the 16th Century Casa de Cisneros and the Gothic-Mudejar Torre de los Lujanes, one of the oldest buildings in Madrid.
We then continue to the San Pedro el Viejo Church, built in the top of a mosque, the Plaza of the Moorish door and the impressive Basilica de San Francisco el Grande. Closeby you will see the enormous Nuestra Señora de la Almudena Cathedral, which took more than 100 years to construct. In front of the church you will see the Royal Palace; built in the 18th Century in Baroque and Neo-classical styles. The place has several facades and gardens surround the complex.
We will now start the bus tour that will take you to Plaza España, Plaza De Canalejas and the Lopez de Vega house, the Trinitarias Convent, the Reina Sofia Art Centre and the Royal Botanic Garden and the Prado Museum. Here we will get of the bus to visti the Buen Retiro Park and nearby you will see the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
You can upgrade your tour and enter into one of the world famous museums. We strongly recommend The Prado Museum, one of the very best museums in Europe.
