Things to do in Madrid
The capital of the Habsburgs and the Bourbons: Plaza Mayor and the Palace, the Retiro and the Paseo del Prado.
3 microtours across 2 areas · 30 to 44 min · from €1.49
Habsburg Madrid
from €1.49A 44-minute, 1.87 km walk through the oldest part of Madrid: from Plaza Mayor and the Arco de Cuchilleros to the Mercado de San Miguel, Plaza de la Villa, the Almudena, the Royal Palace, Plaza de Oriente and the Teatro Real, ending at San Ginés. €1.49.
Madrid of the Habsburgs: from Plaza Mayor to the Palace
A 44-minute walk from Plaza Mayor: the Arco de Cuchilleros, the Mercado de San Miguel, Plaza de la Villa, the basilica of San Miguel, the Almudena, the Royal Palace from outside, Plaza de Oriente, the Teatro Real and, at the end, San Ginés, next to the chocolate shop.
The Retiro and the Paseo del Prado
from €1.49Two walks through the kings' old Buen Retiro: the park end to end, from the Puerta de Alcalá to the Fallen Angel (40 min, 2.08 km), and the Paseo del Prado, from the Forest of Remembrance to the Botanical Garden and the Cuesta de Moyano (30 min, 1.49 km). €1.49 each.
Retiro Park: the king's garden that won Madrid
A 40-minute walk across the Retiro end to end: the Puerta de Alcalá, the Paseo de las Estatuas, the Great Pond with the monument to Alfonso XII, Galdós, the Velázquez and Crystal palaces and, at the end, the Fallen Angel.
Paseo del Prado: the palace remains and the museum
A 30-minute walk from the Forest of Remembrance to the Paseo del Prado: the Casón and the Salón de Reinos, remains of the Buen Retiro palace; the Jerónimos and the Royal Spanish Academy; the Prado Museum from outside and the Botanical Garden, next to the Cuesta de Moyano.
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Tours are purchased inside the app. 3 are free forever, one in each major city (Barcelona, Girona and Tarragona); the rest cost from €0.99 to €1.99. If you'd rather take a whole city, the full pack costs €3.99 in Girona and €4.99 in Tarragona.