Madrid Old Streets Walking Tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: Plaza Mayor, Calle Gerona 4, 28012 Madrid Spain

The Plaza Mayor is located in the center of Madrid, a few meters from the Puerta del Sol square, and next to the main street.

The beginnings of the square go back to the sixteenth century, when the confluence of the roads (today streets) of Toledo and Atocha, on the outskirts of the medieval town, was celebrated on this site, known as «Plaza del Arrabal» , the main market of the town, being built at this time a first porticoed house, or fish market, to regulate the trade in the square.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Royal Palace of Madrid, Calle Bailen, 28071 Madrid Spain

The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the King of Spain; nevertheless, the present kings do not inhabit in him, but in the Palace of the Zarzuela, reason why it is used for ceremonies of State and solemn acts.

It has an area of ​​135,000 m² and 3418 rooms (on the surface, almost twice as much as Buckingham Palace or the Palace of Versailles), it is the largest royal palace in Western Europe, 2 and one of the largest in the world. .

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Plaza de la Villa, Calle Mayor, Madrid Spain

The Plaza de la Villa (before It was called Plaza de San Salvador) is located in the historic center of Madrid (Spain), next to the main street. In it, there are three small streets, corresponding to the primitive medieval layout of the city: El Codo appears on the east, the Cordon on the south and Madrid on the west.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Catedral de Sta Maria la Real de la Almudena, Calle Bailen 10, 28013 Madrid Spain

It is a cathedral temple of Catholic worship, dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the dedication of the Almudena.

Built on the site of an old mosque, the cathedral of Almudena takes its name from the Arabic word al-mudayna, meaning "citadel". According to the legend, when in 1083 Alfonso VI reconquered Madrid and expelled the Muslims, he became obsessed with finding a valuable icon of the Virgin Mary that centuries before had been hidden within the walls of the citadel so that it would be safe. Unable to locate the lost figure, King Alfonso VI gave himself up to prayer until a section of the walls collapsed and revealed the image, still lit by the candles with which it had been buried centuries ago.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de Oriente, Opposite Palacio Real, Madrid Spain

Plaza de Oriente is located in the historic center of the Spanish city of Madrid.

It is presided over by two of the most important buildings in the capital: its western outline is delimited by the Royal Palace and the eastern one by the Royal Theater. Its northern face is made up of the Real Monasterio de la Encarnación, which was expropriated from the Priora's Garden to be integrated into the plaza.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Arco de Cuchilleros, Cuchilleros, 28005 Madrid Spain

The Cuchilleros arch is the work of Juan de Villanueva, who after the fire in the Plaza Mayor in 1790 completely closed the plaza by enabling a series of arcades for access.

The considerable height of this arch is due to the great unevenness that exists between the Plaza Mayor and the old Cava de San Miguel.

The origin of its name is in the street of Cuchilleros to which it gives exit, and in which they were the factories of the guild of cutlery that they supplied their articles to the guild of butchers concentrated in the interior and bordering of the Greater place.

At present, both the Plaza Mayor and the Cuchilleros arch and street are a prominent tourist spot in the city.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de la Villa, Calle Mayor, Madrid Spain

Explanations about this historical square

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Catedral de Sta Maria la Real de la Almudena, Calle Bailen 10, 28013 Madrid Spain

You can admire the magnifical Almudena's Cathedral.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Royal Palace of Madrid, Calle Bailen, 28071 Madrid Spain

You can admire the Royal Palace, if you chose the guided tour you'll enjoy about all historical rooms and treaurures that it has inside

Duration: 5 minutes