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Free walking tours in Madrid
Palaces, conspiracies and legends that still roam its streets.
- 3 themed routes
- 28 stops
- Audio guide
In just a few centuries Madrid went from medieval town to capital of an empire, and its streets tell the whole story: squares that witnessed festivities, markets and autos-da-fé, palaces built for the Court, century-old taverns and legends still retold when passing certain façades. Three free routes to discover it on foot, at your own pace.
Choose your free tour
One city, three walks.
All routes are free and can be combined. If it’s your first visit, start with the essentials.
From Habsburg Madrid to the modern city
A stroll through the centuries that turned a Castilian town into a European capital.
A Madrid of shadows and secrets
Crimes, apparitions and tragic love stories where documents and oral tradition meet.
Madrid for the first time
History, art and local life on a route through the places that define the capital.
The map
The whole city on foot.
The routes cross in the old town. Tap a point to see which story awaits you there.
Filled points already have a published article; the rest are in the works.
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A day in the city
What to see in Madrid in one day
Link the three routes and you will see the best of the city on foot, for free: the essentials in the morning, history in the afternoon and legends as the sun goes down.
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Morning
Madrid for the first time
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Afternoon
From Habsburg Madrid to the modern city
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Early evening
A Madrid of shadows and secrets
- The House of the Seven ChimneysA 16th-century building, a death shrouded in unanswered questions and the white figure that, according to tradition, walks across the roof.
- Linares PalaceLuxury, tragedy and voices in the drawing rooms.
- Plaza MayorExecutions and echoes of the past.
- Church of San GinésOne of the oldest parishes in the town.
- Calle de la CabezaA street whose name was born of a legend.