Discover the magical back streets of Madrid’s most intriguing neighborhoods. You’ll visit the monumental spots for famous authors and artists such as Ernest Hemingway, Francisco de Goya, Lope de Vega, and Spain's most beloved and famous author Miguel de Cervantes.
Visit secluded churches, old restaurants, hidden writings, and eclectic plazas known only to those who appreciate the adventure of an off the beaten path.
Are you ready to discover the hidden gems of Madrid?
Highlights: Visit the oldest known restaurant in the world Discover the neighborhood steeped in literary history Uncover the hidden burial grounds for Spain’s most famed artists and authors Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, an outdoor escape game, and a treasure hunt.
The city game will take you about 2 hours to complete, but there’s no time limit, so can go at your own pace. You won't need a guide, just download the app, go to the starting point, and begin the adventure.
The Plaza Mayor is a major public space in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the centre of Old Madrid. It was first built during the reign of Philip III. Only a few blocks away is another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The complex preserves the name of Puerta Cerrada through which the Christian wall of Madrid was opened here , during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and which was demolished in 1569, on the occasion of Isabel de Valois's entry into the city . wife of Felipe II. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The square was created in 1926 as a result of the demolition of several buildings around the Old Customs square and the attached square of La Leña (later Calle de la Bolsa), including the Convent of the Trinitarios Calzados and the fish market of Almidón . After the expansion, the palace of the Five Major Guilds built by Manuel de la Ballina in the 17th century, became the property of the Bank of Isabel II , and when this bank merged with that of San Carlos , it gave rise to the first headquarters of the Bank of Spain . At the beginning of the XXI century it houses the General Directorate of the Treasury. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
You will make your own way to the meeting points
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