Madrid old town streets and squares are filled with monuments, churches, buildings that bear witness to our history, in this part of the city you will be surprised how from a small beginning Madrid became the capital of a huge empire.
Anyone looking for a fun and easy way to visit Madrid will love this electric tuk-tuk tour.
Monumental Madrid 2 hours Tour: From the remains of the vestiges of the oldest construction to the most modern buildings in the center of Madrid.
The origins of the Royal Palace of Madrid date back to the 9th century, when the emir of the Emirate of Córdoba, Muhammad I, built a defensive building. Two centuries later, the primitive Muslim castle became an alcazar, which would be successively expanded by the Spanish Crown over the centuries, until it became the seat of the Court with Philip II of Spain.
The Almudena Cathedral is the most important religious building in Madrid. On June 15, 1993, it was consecrated by Pope John Paul II, becoming the first cathedral to be consecrated outside of Rome.
This neoclassical style monumental basilica, close to the popular La Latina quarter, stands out for its artistic wealth that it houses inside, with canvases by Goya or Zurbarán, as well as its impressive dome, the largest in Spain and the fourth in Europe, behind Saint Peter’s Basilica and the Pantheon, both in Rome, and the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower, in Florence.
You will make your own way to the meeting points