Madrid of the Austrias Tour: Historical Old Town Exploration

Discover the hidden history, curious anecdotes, and essential corners of Madrid on a guided tour of the city’s Old Town. Perfect for both tourists and locals!

Duration: 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Puerta del Sol - How could it be otherwise, we started the tour in Madrid’s most famous square, Puerta del Sol.
    Together with El Oso and El Madroño we will be waiting for you to start this tour and tell you all that the square has experienced in the history of Madrid.
    Look for the yellow umbrella! It is our hallmark to identify the TripTours guide….
What's Included
  • El precio solo garantiza plaza en el tour
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
Additional Information

We will travel together on the most typical streets of Madrid, learning all about its history, the curiosities and the anecdotes that hide.
A walk through the Madrid of Austria, not to be missed if you want to know the essential corners of the city.
It is also perfect for you if you live in Madrid and want to know more about its history, its legends and the most typical places in Madrid.

Location
Trip Tours Madrid
Puerta del Sol
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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R9975dyirened
Oct 5, 2025
Fantastic experience, highly recommended! - The tour with Marta was a fantastic experience! She was really nice and prepared and knew many secrets of Madrid! Highly recommended
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367daianad
Oct 5, 2025
Top experience - Marta great guide, fun, engaging and prepared. Super recommended for an interesting and curious tour of Madrid.
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Diegocy7125jz
Oct 3, 2025
Phenomenal - Excellent narrative and rhetoric by the guide. Known historical sites in the center of Madrid. The tour was completed in the stipulated time.
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Dreamer39174273408
Oct 3, 2025
Excellent! - Excellent and super recommended, our guide Christian very good of very good energy and many knowledge. Thank you so much!!
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Beatrizow1813ik
Sep 28, 2025
We learned about the buildings and the relations between the Habsburg and Bourbon dynasties. - Very illustrative and anecdotal. The guide has a great knowledge of the history of the places toured and the universal history. Excellent!! If there were, 10 ones!!
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Raffaellasp3236oq
Sep 27, 2025
Marta....excellent - Marta was very nice and made the tour very interesting for our children who listened very carefully. highly recommended.
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Escape36405159242
Sep 27, 2025
Perfecto!! - it was a really nice and interesting tour! Marta is very prepared and full of curious anecdotes. The route is well organized, I highly recommend this tour!
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Federicotl1262eh
Sep 27, 2025
Excellent - Marta is an excellent guide!! Very professional and friendly!! Super recommended!! It is very entertaining and complete!! Recommended!!
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779ant
Sep 21, 2025
Amazing experience - Stuart is very knowledgeable & enthusiastic. We love this tour very much and strongly recommend everyone to book this tour to know more about madrid history as well as experience madrid life. Thank you for an amazing welcoming Madrid experience
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J9223jkjenniferr
Sep 20, 2025
Amazing!! - Marta was awesome and had so much information. She made the tour well worth the walk and lived her letting us take pictures! I would do another tour with her!
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From $5 (Per Group)
up to 5 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).