City Secreto Madrid - Free Walking Tours and Unique Experiences (2024)

31/08/2022

From "La Casa de Papel"
to Retiro Park:
2-Hour walking tour.

In recent years, Madrid has become a superpower of international television productions, the most famous being – “La Casa de Papel” or so called "Money Heist". The five-season series has unveiled the beauty of Madrid as well as some of the hidden secrets behind the impressive government buildings.

Our Madrid professor will take you on an experiential tour that combines important historical sites with touches and stories from the series that has entered the hearts of millions worldwide.

The tour will include explanations of the impressive buildings that glorify central Madrid, the famous fountains that adorn it, march on the classic Prado Boulevard and will end at Retiro Park which is considered one of Europe's most beloved treasures.

The tour is for people who want to get to know Madrid in a unique and experiential way and you can participate even if you have not watched the series, although we are sure that when you return from your vacation you will sit in front of the screen and miss Madrid.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/lacasadepapel-walking-tour

30/08/2022

Majestic Segovia and the Spanish Versailles
Between arches, kings and fortress.

An hour north of Madrid and altitude of 1000 meters lies the picturesque and magical town of Segovia. The famous Alcazar Castle located on a cliff overlooking rivers and green fields has become the inspiration in Walt Disney's films.

We will begin our journey during Spain's glorious days in the “La Granja” Gardens complex, which is also called the "Spanish Versailles Gardens" including dozens of ornamental pools, fountains and greenery brought to the palace from all over the world.

The second part of the tour will take place in the Ancient City of Segovia where we will find one of the world's largest aqueducts. From there we will continue to the main market square, the last Gothic Cathedral built in Spain and the old Jewish quarter.

During the tour we will stop for a wine tasting and get to eat the local dessert that is particularly famous for being the Spanish queen's favorite. From there we will continue to the highlight of the city, the Royal Palace - the Alcazar.

At the citadel we will visit the many magnificent halls. When we step outside, we will discover the higher bell tower from which you can reimagine Rapunzel's braid dangling down just waiting for the prince to climb it - it will be a magical fairy tale trip!

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/nearby-day-trip-segovia

29/08/2022

Segway tours: Madrid City Center & Retiro park
► Rolling between palaces and lakes

Madrid is the most majestic city in Spain and considered the second most green city in the world. So, if you are looking for a special activity that combines urban nature with impressive historical sites, our Segway tours around the city is the perfect experience for you.
Our Segway Tours in Madrid leaves from Old Town, where we roll onto Prado Boulevard.

There, we will see the city's impressive museums and the famous Neptune and Sibles squares where the Real Madrid championships are celebrated.

With more advanced rollers, we will enter Madrid's largest parks, the most famous of which is Retiro Park, where we will travel along the picturesque lake, revealing all the secrets of the land where previously only royal members could access.

At the end of the tour you will be able to cruise a rowboat while looking over the picturesque palaces and incredible Spanish sculptures.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/madrid-tours-segway-tour-city-park

25/08/2022

VIP Culinary tour:
3-Hour Gourmet experience for foodies.

The best way to get to know the true authentic nature of Madrid is through your stomach.

From traditional dishes that millennials will never give up on, to a whole range of different variations of international cuisine, originating from the city´s immigrant community who have come from all over the world. Eating at a Tapas restaurants in Madrid is an enjoyable experience in itself.

The city streets are full with tables and people for whom eating is more of a social gathering than a culinary experience. They enjoy watching the city life and the people walking around it for hours.
As part of the culinary tour of Madrid, you will be learn about the traditional culinary customs of various provinces throughout Spain.

You also visit family taverns and tapas bars where you will be able to taste a wide range of diverse dishes, enjoy fine alcoholic beverages, as well getting to know the chefs and people who have made Madrid the culinary capital of Spain.

Whether you are a foodie or someone who doesn´t really understand what all the fuss is about, we invite you to taste & enjoy a truly authentic gastronomic experience, with a local tour guide well-versed in Spanish cuisine. Once thing´s for sure, you will definitely not leave hungry!

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/culinary-gourmet-vip-tour

23/08/2022

Museums tour - Prado & Reina Sofia
► A visit to Spain's artistic treasures.

Join our art tour and visit two of the world's most important museums, featuring the finest works of art by the world's most renowned artists: Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, Raphael, Salvador Dalí, Titian, Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso.
The tour will begin at the Prado Museum, which is known as the world's finest classical art museum, with thousands of works of art in changing exhibitions.

Among the variety of exhibition halls, we will glimpse in the paintings' collections of the kings of Spain, which reflect their artistic taste throughout history and the political circumstances that led to their acquisition.

The second part of the tour will take place at the Museum of Modern Art, Reina Sofia, where we will see works from early modernism, contemporary art, painting, sculpture and of course the diamond in the crown - Picasso's "Guernica" which describes the destruction and horrors that Spain suffered during the Civil War.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/madrid-tours-art-tour-museum-stl

21/08/2022

Madrid Nightlife Tour:
4 drinks, tapas & party experience.

Madrid at night and Madrid during the day are two absolutely different cities!
North of the city's central avenue there are two vibrant and revolutionary neighborhoods populated by young bohemians, hipsters, clubbers and tourists.

First you have Chueca, which is the most revolutionary neighbourhood when it comes to LGBTQ life, and its neighbor Malasaña, which has a much longer history, considering it was named after a girl who participated in the revolt against the French at the beginning of the 19th century.

While Chueca became the center of nightlife and shopping, Malasaña retained many of its distinctive and artistic roots in every corner through graffiti and paintings throughout the entire neighborhood. Both neighborhoods served as filiming spots for Pedro Almodovar's films and they are in fact even more colorful and bold in real life.

We will expose you to the city's underground stories, drink fine alcohol paired with tapas and hear about the liberation movement “La movida Madrilena”. This movement has liberated the city and is nowadays known as the city of life, liberty, and all things “forbidden.”

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/madrid-tours-nightlife-experience

19/08/2022

► Historical & Gastronomical Tour of Madrid
Madrid Tapas & markets walking tour

If you are looking for a local and authentic experience that will stay with you for a long time, our Madrid Market and Tapas Tour is the tour for you.

The Markets and Tapas Tour in Madrid will make you feel like locals for a day.

As part of it, you will visit colorful neighborhoods and markets that you probably would not have reached on your own.

This is a tour that will work on the senses of sight, smell, hearing and most importantly – the sense of taste.

The Markets and Tapas Tour will take place in the southern neighborhoods in the city center of Madrid and as part of it we will visit four special neighborhood markets, each of which has a different character.

During the tour we will hear about the history of the place, the architecture of the markets in Spain and the stories of the stallholders who preserve a family tradition of decades.

A visit to the market without tasting is not a visit, so during The Markets and Tapas Tour in Madrid you will get five special tastings, each of which has an interesting and spicy story behind it.

You will meet the official olives of Madrid, hear about the cold soup of Almodóvar, and smell the flower that symbolizes the young lovers of Madrid.

The Markets and Tapas Tour of Madrid is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get to know the local culinary scene in its day-by-day life.

One that consists of a multicultural, noisy and vibrant population, with a lot of character and most importantly, a mosaic of flavors.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/culinary-tapas-markets-tour-madrid

17/08/2022

Patisserie tour:
2-Hour Gourmet experience for Dessert lovers.

Dozens of bakeries and Patisseries are located in the Old City of Madrid, which hide their stories behind the counter and baking ovens. If you are a sweet lover and looking for a special way to get to know the city, we invite you to join us in Madrid's most mythological businesses that specialize in the production of marzipan, mini-pastry, breads and other fine desserts, each with its own story and history.

As part of the tour, we will discover which cake received the “Order of Knights badge”, which bakery was built by the Queen's order, what is the origin of the famous churros that had conquered the world and what secret candies were given to the King's secret lover.

Each story will spark your imagination and leave you with a sweet taste in your mouth.
In every business we visit we will hear about the design, serving style and unique recipes of the pastry chef and the owner that will make you embrace the Spanish saying in sweet "The taste overcomes the aesthetic".

The tour includes explanations of the preparation processes and of course tastings in the famous cafes, patisseries and churro cafes in the city.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/culinary-patisserie-tour-madrid

16/08/2022

Toledo The Magcal:
The city of the three cultures.

Less than an hour away from Madrid, you can discover the glorious days of the Spanish Empire. Its capital, the city of Toledo, served as a cultural and spiritual location for Jews, Muslims and Christians who lived in coexistence.

The tour will take you on a journey back in time to the 15th century, and most notably for the year graved in the history books as a year in which three world-changing events took place:

The expulsion of Spanish Jews, the end of the Catholic conquest ("Reconquista") and the discovery of America by Columbus, that made Spain an empire in which the sun always shines.

As part of the tour, we will enter the city through the Ancient City walls, overlook the longest river in Spain (Tajo), visit the synagogues, the Gothic Cathedral and learn what is left from all the different religions and cultures before the Spanish Expulsion.

During the tour, we will stop to taste local cheeses and enjoy a workshop of the famous Toledo marzipan known all throughout Spain. You will hear stories and listen to music that will take you back in time - it will be a day trip that will stay with you for years to come!

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/nearby-day-trip-toledo

11/08/2022

The Santiago Bernabeu Legend:

When you say Madrid - you say Real Madrid!
Whether you are a sports fan or not, our sports tour of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium with over eighty-one thousand seats is an experience for everyone.

Real Madrid is considered to be one of the most successful teams in Europe. The club has won the Champions League 14 times, more than any other club on the continent and since its inception in 1902, the team has won the Spanish league championship 35 times, more than any other team.

The White Club has about 300 fan clubs in five continents, a TV channel and a chain of stores and brands that have made the club Spain's best ambassador. As part of the tour you will be able to touch the lawn, watch dozens of trophies and hear about the world's most important football legends.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/madrid-sport-tour-bernabeu-stadium

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09/08/2022

Classic Madrid:
3-Hour free walking tour -► The best way to discover the city.

"The most Spanish city in Spain" as Hemingway has stated, has everything to offer. Vibrant shopping centers, restaurants and nightlife, a city of museums and contemporary street art and full of parks, gardens and unbelievable landscape.

Madrid is the home of the Royal family and some of Spain´s most famous and most legendary film stars.

Join us on a classic free tour of Madrid - alongside monuments and ancient palaces you will encounter flamenco clubs, bull-fighting arenas, football legends and lots of other cultural attractions. The tour will take place across the Royal Theatre, the city´s main squares and among local culinary institutions who coined the word “tapas” which is now used all over the world.

This is a must for anyone visiting the city who truly wants to feel the speed and the rhythm of the city, so we recommend planning it for the beginning of your trip. The tour includes the highlights of the city, as well as its more hidden treasures. We offer a rich experience of both the geography, history and culture of Madrid.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/free-walking-tour-classic-madrid

07/08/2022

LGBTQ tour:

Our LGBTQ tour will be conducted by an attractive local guide during the night in the colorful Chueca neighborhood which is also known as Madrid´s LGBTQ neighborhood.

The tour, which will be accompanied by fine alcoholic drinks, will reveal to you all the city's underground stories while visiting places that have become local legends as they have given the courage to millions to be who they are.

As part of the tour, we will visit the mythological bars of the community, drink fine alcohol, stop at a church that carved on its flag the equality principal and see where Madrid's Pride protest movement began.

Get ready to know all the hidden places, just below your feet, when the city goes to sleep. Also, you will get some tips about where to spend the rest of your visit.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/madrid-tours-lgbt-community-secrets

04/08/2022

Madrid Nightlife Tour:
4 drinks, tapas & party experience.

Madrid at night and Madrid during the day are two absolutely different cities!
North of the city's central avenue there are two vibrant and revolutionary neighborhoods populated by young bohemians, hipsters, clubbers and tourists.

First you have Chueca, which is the most revolutionary neighbourhood when it comes to LGBTQ life, and its neighbor Malasaña, which has a much longer history, considering it was named after a girl who participated in the revolt against the French at the beginning of the 19th century.

While Chueca became the center of nightlife and shopping, Malasaña retained many of its distinctive and artistic roots in every corner through graffiti and paintings throughout the entire neighborhood. Both neighborhoods served as filiming spots for Pedro Almodovar's films and they are in fact even more colorful and bold in real life.

We will expose you to the city's underground stories, drink fine alcohol paired with tapas and hear about the liberation movement “La movida Madrilena”. This movement has liberated the city and is nowadays known as the city of life, liberty, and all things “forbidden.”

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/madrid-tours-nightlife-experience

02/08/2022

► The Spanish national dance:
An authentic flamenco show with Drink & tapas.

If you are looking for a cultural, rhythmic and sweeping performance we invite you for an unforgettable evening at the oldest flamenco club in Madrid where you will listen to gypsy singing, Arabic music and ballads of Sepharadic Jews accompanied by guitar playing, castañetas and hand clapping that will give you the time of your life.

The flamenco dance is one of Spain's best-known symbols that has been internationally recognized as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.

In the 1980's, it gained worldwide recognition thanks to big names: from creators like the vocalist Cameron de Isla, the guitarist Paco de Lucia and the Gypsy Kings band. Your visit to Madrid is a great opportunity to get to know the flamenco scene more closely.

During the show, you will taste excellent Spanish wine alongside tapas and watch a breathtaking performance with graduators of the Spanish Academy of Flamenco Studies.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/madrid-flamenco-show-experience

28/07/2022

Royalty Aranjuez:

Less than an hour drive from Madrid, you will arrive at the royal city of Aranjuez which became famous for its royal beauty that has made it the spring palace of the Spanish kings throughout history.

The Spring Palace, the surrounding gardens and the Old City next to it have been declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

As part of the tour, we will visit the Royal Spring Palace which is at the meeting point of the Tajo and Jarama rivers.

The palace was built in the 18th century with dozens of unique rooms including the Chinese porcelain room, billiard room, makeup room, mirror hall and exclusive smoking room inspired by the Alhambra Palace in Granada.

After the tour inside the palace, we will stroll through the 3,000 acres of royal gardens that have inspired many songs and works of art. We will also visit the prince's garden that has many statues, fountains and tall trees brought here from the American continents.

The garden also has a “Sailors House” - a royal family riverboat museum - and at the end of the visit we will go on a short cruise in the canals surrounding the picturesque town.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/nearby-day-trip-aranjuez-river

25/07/2022

Museums tour - Prado & Reina Sofia
► A visit to Spain's artistic treasures.

Join our art tour and visit two of the world's most important museums, featuring the finest works of art by the world's most renowned artists: Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, Raphael, Salvador Dalí, Titian, Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso.
The tour will begin at the Prado Museum, which is known as the world's finest classical art museum, with thousands of works of art in changing exhibitions.

Among the variety of exhibition halls, we will glimpse in the paintings' collections of the kings of Spain, which reflect their artistic taste throughout history and the political circumstances that led to their acquisition.

The second part of the tour will take place at the Museum of Modern Art, Reina Sofia, where we will see works from early modernism, contemporary art, painting, sculpture and of course the diamond in the crown - Picasso's "Guernica" which describes the destruction and horrors that Spain suffered during the Civil War.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/madrid-tours-art-tour-museum-stl

22/07/2022

► Historical & Gastronomical Tour of Madrid
Madrid Tapas & markets walking tour

If you are looking for a local and authentic experience that will stay with you for a long time, our Madrid Market and Tapas Tour is the tour for you.

The Markets and Tapas Tour in Madrid will make you feel like locals for a day.

As part of it, you will visit colorful neighborhoods and markets that you probably would not have reached on your own.

This is a tour that will work on the senses of sight, smell, hearing and most importantly – the sense of taste.

The Markets and Tapas Tour will take place in the southern neighborhoods in the city center of Madrid and as part of it we will visit four special neighborhood markets, each of which has a different character.

During the tour we will hear about the history of the place, the architecture of the markets in Spain and the stories of the stallholders who preserve a family tradition of decades.

A visit to the market without tasting is not a visit, so during The Markets and Tapas Tour in Madrid you will get five special tastings, each of which has an interesting and spicy story behind it.

You will meet the official olives of Madrid, hear about the cold soup of Almodóvar, and smell the flower that symbolizes the young lovers of Madrid.

The Markets and Tapas Tour of Madrid is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get to know the local culinary scene in its day-by-day life.

One that consists of a multicultural, noisy and vibrant population, with a lot of character and most importantly, a mosaic of flavors.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/culinary-tapas-markets-tour-madrid

20/07/2022

The Santiago Bernabeu Legend:

When you say Madrid - you say Real Madrid!
Whether you are a sports fan or not, our sports tour of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium with over eighty-one thousand seats is an experience for everyone.

Real Madrid is considered to be one of the most successful teams in Europe. The club has won the Champions League 14 times, more than any other club on the continent and since its inception in 1902, the team has won the Spanish league championship 35 times, more than any other team.

The White Club has about 300 fan clubs in five continents, a TV channel and a chain of stores and brands that have made the club Spain's best ambassador. As part of the tour you will be able to touch the lawn, watch dozens of trophies and hear about the world's most important football legends.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/madrid-sport-tour-bernabeu-stadium

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14/07/2022

From "La Casa de Papel"
to Retiro Park:
2-Hour walking tour.

In recent years, Madrid has become a superpower of international television productions, the most famous being – “La Casa de Papel” or so called "Money Heist". The five-season series has unveiled the beauty of Madrid as well as some of the hidden secrets behind the impressive government buildings.

Our Madrid professor will take you on an experiential tour that combines important historical sites with touches and stories from the series that has entered the hearts of millions worldwide.

The tour will include explanations of the impressive buildings that glorify central Madrid, the famous fountains that adorn it, march on the classic Prado Boulevard and will end at Retiro Park which is considered one of Europe's most beloved treasures.

The tour is for people who want to get to know Madrid in a unique and experiential way and you can participate even if you have not watched the series, although we are sure that when you return from your vacation you will sit in front of the screen and miss Madrid.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/lacasadepapel-walking-tour

11/07/2022

Royal Palace Guided Tour:
Exterior & Interior Tour of Madrid’s Royal Palace.

The official residence of the Spanish royal family is considered one of the most magnificent palaces in the world and the largest in Western Europe. The palace has thousands of rooms and an interesting history as it resides where the Islamic fortress once stood, from the days when the Moor’s ran the city before returning to Christian control.

As part of the Exterior & Interior royal palace tour, we will hear about the king who was suspected of setting fire to the previous building, the statues scattered in the royal plaza, the important events that took place there throughout history and also to discover until what year the royal family officially resided there.

Inside the palace you will feel like a king or queen for a day as we wander through the dozens of rooms adorned with valuable artifacts, embroidered wallpapers, tapestries and hundreds of works of art in the exhibition spaces. If you were wondering what it feels like to have a blue blood, join us on a magical journey and together we will have a glimpse into a life that once millions have dreamed of.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/madrid-tours-royal-palace-tour-stl

09/07/2022

Free Graffiti Tour: 2-Hour free walking tour

► The stories behind the walls.

Throughout its history, Madrid has been an inspiration for painters, writers, musicians and sculptors who refer to the city as: “the city of muses".
In order to absorb the art culture of the city, you don't have to go to the museum, you can just wander the alleys, look left and right at the hundreds of graffiti paintings and even the street floor where poems from famous Spanish authors Cervantes to Lorca are engraved.

If you want more than “just another ordinary” tour, join us through Madrid's revitalized neighborhoods and visit the locations of the Spanish street artists "underground" scene.

The first part of the free Graffiti tour takes place in "La Latina" neighborhood where the high scale of the Spanish artists are working. The second part takes place in the colorful “workers” neighborhood "Lavapiés" - a neighborhood where every graffiti wall began as a protest action and turned to be an integral part of its urban environment.
The tour ends at the old To***co Factory, “Tabacalera”, which nowadays is an art center with graffiti tunnels and hundreds of young people looking for their next inspiration.

This is a must for anyone visiting the city who truly wants to feel the speed and the rhythm of the city, so we recommend planning it for the beginning of your trip. The tour includes the highlights of the city, as well as its more hidden treasures. We offer a rich experience of both the geography, history and culture of Madrid.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/free-graffiti-walking-tour-madrid

05/07/2022

madrid pride 2022

Madrid is the Pride Capital of Europe and is considered by many as the LGBTQ Capital of the World. Each year, one the largest & most colorful parades on continent takes place in this city, and the liberalism that characterizes Madrid can be seen on every street corner.

From same-sex traffic lights, to rainbow flags that flutter peacefully in front of churches, reflective of the fact that there is a peaceful coexistence of traditionalism and liberalism.

Our LGBTQ tour will be conducted by an attractive local guide during the night in the colorful Chueca neighborhood which is also known as Madrid´s LGBTQ neighborhood.

The tour, which will be accompanied by fine alcoholic drinks, will reveal to you all the city's underground stories while visiting places that have become local legends as they have given the courage to millions to be who they are.

As part of the tour, we will visit the mythological bars of the community, drink fine alcohol, stop at a church that carved on its flag the equality principal and see where Madrid's Pride protest movement began.

Get ready to know all the hidden places, just below your feet, when the city goes to sleep. Also, you will get some tips about where to spend the rest of your visit.

For more details you are welcome to contact us:
Link to our website:
https://www.citysecreto.com/madrid-tours-lgbt-community-secrets

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Tuesday	09:00 - 21:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 21:00
Thursday	09:00 - 21:00
Friday	09:00 - 21:00
Saturday	09:00 - 21:00
Sunday	09:00 - 21:00

City Secreto Madrid - Free Walking Tours and Unique Experiences