Essential Flamenco: Pure Flamenco Show in the Heart of Madrid
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Madrid, Spain
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- 1 hour 10 minutes (approx.)
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Overview
Get unparalleled access to the world of flamenco with these pre-booked admission tickets, and enjoy an intimate evening dance performance. Skip the distraction of meal service and focus on the dancing. Unlike other venues, this dance space features only three rows of seating, so you’re sure to get close-up views of the emotion-charged stage. Entry tickets include one complimentary drink.
- Pre-booked admission tickets to an evening flamenco show
- Enjoy a passionate, intimate performance, with the audience seated right next to the stage
- Get one complimentary beverage included with your entry, but no meals—only dance
- Choose from a few evening performances, perfect for travelers with busy schedules
What's Included
- Drink
- Sangria, beer, wine or soft drink
- Flamenco Show Admission Ticket
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Meeting and Pickup
Departure Point
- Essential Flamenco, Calle De La Cruz, 26, 28012 Madrid Spain
What To Expect
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 1 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Travelers praise this family-friendly flamenco experience for its engaging performances that captivate all ages, combining passion, technical skill, and authenticity in an intimate setting. Complimentary sangria and lounge amenities enhance enjoyment, while the well-paced one-hour show maintains interest without feeling rushed. Value for money is widely appreciated. However, seating comfort is frequently flagged due to cramped arrangements, which some find detracts from the overall experience.
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It was an Excellent event, do not leave Madrid without having the chance to see it, you will love it.
Amazing high quality experience ! Fantastic hosts and outstanding performers. This was a true highlight of the trip!
Great. Wonderful way to watch flamenco dancing. Very intimate. I don’t think there was a bad seat in the house.
The ambiance was pleasant, they were punctual and very nice and attentive.
At the entrance, the personnel were welcoming, asked what we preferred to drink. Bought us to a table, with very nice music. The whole area was so relaxing.
Amazing performance- the passion and music was incredible. Dancers were so talented and the musicians were as well. Entertaining from beginning to end.
Loved the dancers and musicians. What a captivating, mesmerizing performance in a cave-like setting! Highly recommend!
An anuthentic and joyous experience that I’ll never forget! We didn’t want it to end! Incredible music and dancing. Highly recommend.
It was without a doubt the best experience in Madrid! I cant wait to come back again! High recommend it!
Great show I loved to hear about the history
Great dancers and musicians.
My only dislike was the seatings
So different, so entertaining. Wonderfully talented musicians and dancers. We loved the history lesson at the start. Highly recommend!
The show was great and I appreciated the history introduction of flamenco. The performance area is very intimate and cozy, but some people may not like being that close in proximity to someone they don't know. Overall it was a very fun night.
Incredible! Well worth it! The flamenco dancers were excellent. There was also music. Very good ambiance. Small venue that felt traditional.
Incredible performances by two talented dancers, a cellist, a guitarist, percussionist, and a singer. The setting is very authentic in a cellar, brick lined, great acoustics. But it is very important to know that the viewing of the performers is severely limited unless you are in the first 3 rows-and you have NO opportunity to choose your seats. Everyone is herded in, and directed where to go. You have to go down stairs to the cellar and people on the stairs are rude as they all know that the front seats are the best seats and the only seats from which you can actually view the FULL performance. We could at no point, actually see the dancers’ feet. We were in the last row, which since there was no one behind us, allowed us to prop ourselves high up with our arms to view the dancers feet. Because that’s one of the amazing aspects of this style of dance-not just their flamboyant arm motions but how their feet tap in a way that seems otherworldly! You want to see that!! Think of Fred Astaire without being able to see his legs and feet! But alas, we could not unless we propped ourselves up or tried to crane our necks sideways to see in between people’s heads and hairdos! - it was not pleasant at all. And the seats are TIGHT. You will get to know your neighbor whether you want to or not. Amazing performers, truly!! Bravo to them!! But the venue itself is just not ok. It’s great in theory, but unless you are a rude individual who pushes and shoves to the front, which we encountered, you will have a very hard time enjoying the full experience.
Great experience in a very small, intimate venue with excellent acoustics. The dancers and musicians were wonderful. Definitely a good show worth seeing.
Wonderful show!!! 100 recommend! They give you a huge glass of very delicious sangria! The only downside is that it’s a bit cramped sitting there, but the show is worth it, so you can forget about it.
Wow! The intimate setting and the amazing musical and dance performances were wonderful! Just the right length in a great environment!
We had a great time and I highly recommend taking on this experience. Very up close and personnel performance. I would definitely do this again with my family.
This was an awesome end to my trip to Madrid. First of all, Marco...the gentleman who greeted us with white wine and sangria. Gracious and kind host. We had the best seats in the house because of him. Just awesome. The musicians were passionate and skilled, the two dancers were beautiful and enthralling. This was an awesome show. I highly recommend.
Great show, venue is very compact but well worth seeing. The dancers were amazing and very passionate.
Excellent show, included a drink we had the sangria got a very large glass was very good. The show was just amazing the dancers and musicians gave an amazing performance very moving. They performed in a cave setting very atmospheric.
It was a great experience! I loved the sangria drink they provided and the shows exceeded my expectations. Not s big fan if flamenco but when in Spain…. And I ended up loving it. Awesome show I recommend
Musicians are excellent and venue is as pictured.
The big glass of sweet sangria is tricky in that space
It was great our family really enjoyed it and it was just the right amount of time. Great show, recommend
Take your time finding venue. Once we found it, we were warmly greeted -- they were actually waiting for us! So very appreciated!! First Flamenco show ever but we were very impressed! Loved the performance both the dancers and musicians! A must see show!
If you want to go to see flamenco dancing in Madrid, then this is the one.
The venue was small and intimate so it didn't hold a lot of people. It is only the show with no food so everyone is concentrating on the flamenco.
A wonderful show. The dancers were riveting. A charming venue with a Parisian style tavern and downstairs, a unique brick hall as you would expect from an authentic, neighbourhood Spanish entertainment spot. Very welcoming staff. The animator who explained the history of flamenco was very good and spoke perfect English.
Wonderful colorful show, talented musicians and dancers. Loved the intimate space, not a bad seat in the house. History of the flamenco was brief but informative. Highly recommend! Included is a Huge goblet of sangria—-remember to use the WC before the show as you won’t have a chance to break away during the performance. Lovely young women greet you at the door and bar. Older, Very grumpy and unpleasant man escorts you to the performance space. Lastly, Long set of stairs down, so might not recommend to those with mobility issues.
It is an intimate experience. Beautiful. The music. The atmosphere. Everything was exceptional. Highly recommend
It was a wonderful experience! We loved the show
Authentic small show. It is a mystery see while in Madrid.
Excellent show!
Performers were available after the show for photos too!
The event space was a bit hard to find, but worth it
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