Madrid Old Town Private Walking Tour
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Madrid, Spain
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Ditch the crowds of tourists that often come with walking tours and enjoy the more intimate experience of a small-group walking tour as you explore the old town of Madrid. Follow your guide as they take you to Madrid highlights such as the Royal Palace of Madrid, Plaza Mayor, and Puerta del Sol. This shared walking tour is limited to 10 participants.
- Madrid walking tour of the city’s old town
- Visit and learn about popular Madrid attractions
- Get your bearings before exploring on your own
- A small-group tour allows for a more personalized experience
What's Included
- professional guide
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Plaza de Isabel IIPl. de Isabel II, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
The guide will have a white sign that says the name of our company: The guides you need.
End point
- Puerta del Sol, Centro, Madrid, Spain
The tour ends in the heart of Madrid: Puerta del Sol. Is one of the easiest points to do something else after the tour.
Operating hours.10:00 am
Itinerary
Plaza de Isabel II (Pass By)
Royal Palace of Madrid (Pass By)
Catedral de Sta Maria la Real de la Almudena (Pass By)
Church of St. Nicholas of the Servitas (San Nicolas de las Servitas) (Pass By)
Iglesia Catedral Castrense (Pass By)
Plaza de la Villa (Pass By)
Plaza Mayor (Pass By)
Plaza de Pontejos (Pass By)
Puerta del Sol (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 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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Reviews
5.0
based on 37 reviews
Francesca_B, Mar 2026
An excellent private tour with Maria. She was very friendly, knowledgeable and gave helpful tips beforehand as well as afterwards. We greatly enjoyed her expertise and humour around a wonderful city. Definitely recommended! She also let us stop off to buy some yummy Easter specialities- torrijas!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you so much for your review, Francesca! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your tour and the traditional Spanish torrijas. Maria is an exceptional guide, and we're pleased to know her work is appreciated. Thank you again, and come back soon! =D
Eric_B, Jul 2025
Maria did an excellent job providing history with photos to help us learn about the history and circumstances at different events in history. We thought Maria was wonderful!
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Actually, she loves that tour! A great person, a great professional and one of a kind when it comes to make a tour in the city! Thank you very much, come back soon!
Andrew_B, Jun 2025
This is well worth the money
Excellent guide (Stefania) very knowledgeable and lovely nature
Definitely recommend t
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Thank you very much, Andrew! We really appreciate your review, come back soon!
Helen_W, Mar 2025
Despite the rainy day, we had a lovely experience with Maria. Her knowledge of the culture, history and art of the Old City was exceptional, and she was also friendly, open and interesting to talk to.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you very much for your review, Helen! What a bad luck you had with the rain! Next time, hopefully, we'll have a better weather, may that be soon!
Saurabh_M, Mar 2025
Booked the tour the night before and showed up the next morning. Was pleasantly surprised to find out that our party of 2 were the only people in the group.
Got a very personalized tour and our guide was the best ever. She took her time explaining all the sites and even gave her recommendations of the best places to eat at.
Overall great experience and would highly recommend to anyone looking to book.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you very much, Sam! We love to read that you enjoyed your time with Stefania, we call her the Dr. Strange! Thank you very much once again, come back soon!
Ben_B, Feb 2025
We had a wonderful tour with Stefi on 25.02.25, she made contact the day before and on the day she was very informative, attentive and spoke excellent English. The tour was well paced and covered Madrid’s history and sites really well. Stefi gave us plenty of good recommendations for food and drink which we used. Cannot rate her highly enough, excellent value for money.
Response from Host, Feb 2025
That's our Stefania! Dr. Strange strikes again! Thank you very much, Ben, we are glad you liked the walking tour so much. Come back soon!
ying_Z, Jan 2025
We had a great time with the tour guide Belen! She is knowledgeable and truthful! Down to earth and it has provided us a good Spanish history! We enjoyed it very much! She even gave us extra time so that she could tell us more of the old town and some interesting stories!
Response from Host, Jan 2025
And we are so glad you liked the tour so much! Thank you very much for the review, we highly appreciate it! Come back soon, Ying!
Samuel_L, Nov 2024
Belen was an excellent guide! extremely knowledgeable and easy to talk to. A great way to see parts of the city in only a few hours.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Thank you very much, Samuel! It's great that you liked the tour so much, we'll let her know =D Thanks again, come back soon!
CarolAnne_C, Oct 2024
Maria was a fantastic guide with an incredible amount of knowledge. We enjoyed our tour around the old town and Maria took time to explain the history and point out landmarks. Maria had a lovely, friendly manner and her love for history was enthusiastically put across. Thank you for an informative and interesting tour.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Thanks to you, Carol! María loves the walking tour and, being such a great historian, she does a pretty nice job! Thanks again, come back soon!
Susan_D, Oct 2024
We had a wonderful time exploring old town with our guide. He was fun and knowledgeable. We saw lots of things we would have missed on our own, which is what these tours are all about.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
And we are delighted that you enjoyed the tour so much at the walking tour. That guide was Alex, a great one. Thank you very much for this review, come back soon!
Bruce_W, Sep 2024
Our guide was very informative and pleasant. She had vast knowledge of the buildings and history of the Madrid.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
And that guide was the one and only Stefania (our Dr. Strange). Thank you very much for this review, Bruce, come back soon!
Christine_P, Sep 2024
Our guide Belen was excellent. I was impressed with her professionalism and knowledge of Madrid’s history. A very interesting and enjoyable tour which I would highly recommend.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
And we are so glad that you liked her so much! Come back soon!
Chris_K, Sep 2024
Our tour guide Maria was amazing! My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour. It was a great way to see the city and learn about the amazing history of Madrid. Maria was knowledgeable, patient, and a wonderful host. Highly recommend!
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thank you very much for your review, Chris! This tour is key to understand Madrid as a city and we are so happy you liked it so much. Come back soon!
Rechele_B, Sep 2024
Maria gave us an excellent tour. She pointed out buildings that became fascinating when she told us about them. Her explanations were clear. She went at a good pace. She was very knowledgeable and made the tour fun.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
María is beyond greatness! Thank you very much for the review, come back soon!
Elizabeth_D, Sep 2024
Alex was a great guide. His knowledge of the city was excellent and his delivery was first class.
We have been to Madrid several times before but we learned so much on this tour.
Highly recommended and well worth the money.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
That's our great and wonderful Alex. Thank you so much for your review and we are glad to know that you enjoyed your tour. Thanks again and come back soon!!!
Lisa_C, May 2024
Alex was a fabulous guide. I learnt so much about the history of Madrid from his vast knowledge and interest. Alex also provided me tips re local food, restaurants etc which were invaluable. Great way to start a trip in Madrid, highly recommend 👌
Response from Host, May 2024
Thank you very much, Lisa! Alex is a wonder of a guide; we call him "The quite man", honoring John Wayne! Thanks again, come back soon!
Kristen_B, Feb 2024
We had a great time with Stephania. It was just my husband and I. She was an excellent guide and very knowledgeable. We learned a lot about the city of Madrid. It was just what we needed.
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Could we say, like good old Frank used to sing, “not in a shy way” that Stefania is… THE GUIDE YOU NEED? She is, if you ask me 💅🏻💅🏻
Thank you very much for this lovely review and for the opportunity of making jokes. Come back soon!
Glynis_B, Jan 2024
Our guide was fantastic, excellent English, great sense of humour combined with wonderful honesty. The Palace/King was evidently hosting a tremendous event so we loved the excitement that was creating. The headsets were a stroke of absolute genius, one didn’t miss a word - no matter how far behind one lagged! We could have happily toured for longer with our lovely guide.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Easy: His Majesty's birthday (January, 30th). He just turned 56 and so there has been a little something this week (actually we have not been able to tour inside of the Palace –what about that!-). Thank you very much for this review and for appreciating our job -your guide has been María-! Come back soon!
Sonia_C, Nov 2023
My family of four got Belén as our guide and she was fantastic! Clearly passionate about her work, she shared interesting details about Madrid’s past and Spain’s history, keeping us intrigued and engaged. We highly recommend this! :)
Response from Host, Nov 2023
So great that almost her alone has achieved the 15 five star reviews so we have a new “Excellent product” with the beautiful budget! we could not be happier. Thank you very much, come back soon!
Stephen_W, Nov 2023
Belen was VERY knowledgeable and a great tour guide for our old town Madrid tour. Highly recommend her!
Response from Host, Nov 2023
And she loves the walking tour! Thank you very much for your review, come back soon!
Joseph_U, Oct 2023
Belen was a fantastic guide. She is well educated and speaks English. Energetic and pleasant. Knows history and art history. We liked her so much that we ended up taking three tours with her. Walking tour, The Royal Palace and the Prado.
Miriam_V, Dec 2022
Although it had been a very small group (in fact only me 🙃) it was a very nice tour, getting to know a lot of historical details but presented in an interesting and attracting way. Walking distance very easy, so highly recommended.
Response from Host, Dec 2022
we are glad that you liked our tour, thank you very much for this review, come back soon!
Sandra_H, Nov 2022
I ended up getting a private tour, as I was the only one signed up! Belén was a fantastic guide, very knowledgeable, and she made it all so interesting! She is in her element as a tour guide! Highly recommend!
Response from Host, Nov 2022
good for you!! Belén is a fantastic guide and a better person😊, thank you very much, come back soon!
SYLVIA_S, Oct 2022
We wanted a tour that would provide some background on the history of Madrid and that would orient us to the central part of the city. This tour provided this and more. Our guide took us to major sites and also to some of the out-of-the-way places. Excellent.
Response from Host, Nov 2022
Thank you very much for this review! your guide was Belén and she loves the walking tours! come back soon!
Edda_P, Mar 2022
My tour guide, Maria was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable and shared a lot historical facts about Madrid. She also made the tour very fun.
Response from Host, Apr 2022
She really is! We can't be prouder of her! Thank you very much, Edda, come back soon =D
John_W, Mar 2022
Fernando did a terrific job. Very knowledgeable. Well worth doing this and we got value for our ticket. Weather was perfect.
Response from Host, Mar 2022
Thanks, John! It was great to have you on the tour, I had a terrific time, too. Come back soon!
Manuel_R, Mar 2020
The stunning views if Madrid can be even better with the right company. That's why I'll choose Fernando as my guide every time I come to Madrid. Appart from his enormous knowledge of History and Arts, his patience and sense of humour made me feel really confortable. I will repeat without no doubt.
Response from Host, Jun 2020
Thank you very much, Mark!
Ana_S, Mar 2020
It was a marvelous experience. I highly recommend it.
The best idea to get to know the old Madrid and with Fernando's explanations you won't miss a thing!.
Response from Host, Jun 2020
Thank you very much! It was great to have you in the tour! =D
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