Sightseeing & Excursions: Madrid

City Tours - Madrid

Panoramic Tour of Madrid

Madrid shows the onlooker multiple faces that history has left behind, such as its medieval origins as an Arab-fortress characterized by its ancient buildings and the smell of the taverns. We’ll drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterised by Phillip II and his Renaissance and Baroque style buildings like those in the Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa. We will visit the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace, Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalá. We will admire the works of José Bonaparte in the XIX century, such as the elegant Plaza de Oriente and The Prado Museum. We will discover contemporary Madrid with avenues such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza de Castilla, Parque del Oeste, University Campus, commercial and financial zones of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. During the tour, we will stop at the famous Hard Rock Café, where you will be offered a drink.

Duration: half day

Information & Booking: info@liberty-spain.net

Walking Tour Royal Palace + Austria´s Madrid

Habsburgs: This is the name given to Madrid when the Hapsburg dynasty reigned in Spain. This reign began with Charles I, who enriched the city with palaces and monuments. Later, Philip II made it the capital of Spain and the city grew dramatically. The journey through the Renaissance and Baroque style buildings of this era is perhaps one of the most picturesque and representative of Madrid.

Royal Palace: Built in the XVIII century upon the ancient Baroque Italian style Alcassar of the Austrias. It is one of the most beautiful and best preserved palaces in Europe and a symbol of the permanence of Madrid as the capital of the Kingdom. The Palace was the official residence of the Spanish Monarchy from 1765 to 1931. To date, the most stunning receptions of the Spanish Crown are celebrated here, such as audiences, dinner parties, signature of agreements and the traditional ceremony of presentation of Credential Letters of foreign ambassadors to His Majesty the King.

Duration: half day

Information & Booking: info@liberty-spain.net

Panoramic Tour + Royal Palace

Royal Palace: Former Residence of the Spanish Royal Family. It was built in the XVIII C. and forms one of the most beautiful palatial complexes of Europe with the Plaza de Oriente, the Sabatini Gardens and the Campo del Moro. Inside its beautiful porcelains, tapestries, fornitures, armours and paintings can be admired.

Sightseeing tour: Madrid shows the onlooker multiple faces that history has left behind, such as its medieval origins as an Arab-fortress characterized by its ancient buildings and the smell of the taverns. We’ll drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterised by Phillip II and his Renaissance and Baroque style buildings like those in the Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa. We will visit the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace, Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalá. We will admire the works of José Bonaparte in the XIX century, such as the elegant Plaza de Oriente and The Prado Museum. We will discover contemporary Madrid with avenues such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza de Castilla, Parque del Oeste, University Campus, commercial and financial zones of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. During the tour, we will stop at the famous Hard Rock Café, where you will be offered a drink.

Information & Booking: info@liberty-spain.net

Hop-on-hop-off Madrid (Madrid Vision)

The funniest and easiest way to know the city on our double decker buses. With one ticket, you will be able to hop on and off the bus all day along the route of your choice or change to another, admiring the architectural and cultural magnificence of Madrid, with the commentaries offered through a headphones audio system in eight different languages (Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Japanese). You will be given a map of the city and discount checks for different shops and restaurants in the city. The operational frequency, depending on the season of the year, ranges approximately between ten and twenty minutes and every route takes about 75 min.

Route nº 1 (red colour): Historic Madrid

Teatro Real, Palacio Real, Puerta de Toledo, San Francisco el Grande, Catedral Almudena, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Círculo Bellas Artes, Museo Thyssen, Museo Reina Sofía, Jardín Botánico, Museo del Prado, Puerta de Alcalá, Barrio de Salamanca, Plaza de Colón, Plaza de Cibeles, Gran Vía, Plaza de España,Templo de Debod

Route nº 2 (blue colour): Modern Madrid

Paseo del Prado, Plaza de Cibeles, Plaza de Colón, Museo Esculturas, Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Nuevos Ministerios, Santiago Bernabéu, C.S.I. Científicas, Museo Lázaro Galdiano, El Corte Inglés, Museo Arqueológico, Puerta de Alcalá, Las Cortes.

Information & Booking: info@liberty-spain.net

Excursion Tours - Madrid

TOLEDO

The beautiful imperial city-museum of Toledo is located 70km away from Madrid. It is one of the oldest towns in Europe, called "city of the three cultures", since Christians, Muslims and Jews lived together. Its genuine Spanish buildings include almost all the periods in the history (Arab, Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance and Baroque style). Here lived the great painter El Greco in the XVI century.

ITINERARY: Outside view of the Cathedral; Church of St. Tomé with "El Entierro del señor de Orgaz", masterpiece of El Greco; Synagogue of Sta. María la Blanca; Museum of Victorio Macho; Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes; famous technique of Damasquinado (encrust of precious metals in steel) and panoramic sightseeing of Toledo. Duration: half day

FULL DAY: More in detail itinerary including the interior of the Cathedral. The length of the work meant that the present-day Cathedral features all the stages of Spanish Gothic. The interior of the building contains a mass of magnificent decorations, rooms and objects to be admired.

Information & Booking: info@liberty-spain.net

Escorial & Valle de los Caidos

EL ESCORIAL: Declared Human Heritage, it is a symbol of the Spanish Power in the XVI century and commemorates the San Quintin Battle. It is also a mausoleum for Charles V. The symmetry and balance of the construction according to the humanist Renaissance style made it considered the eighth wonder of the world for a long period of time. The visit includes the Hapsburgs Palace, Kings and Princes Mausoleum, Chapter Houses and the Basilica.

VALLE DE LOS CAIDOS: This enormous monument built between 1940 and 1959 to honour the Spaniards killed during the civil War is located 9 km away from El Escorial. It is a Basilica excavated in the mountain at 1350 m of altitude above sea level where an impressive 150 m high cross places itself over the magnificent nature reserve of Madrid mountain range.

Duration: full day

Information & Booking: info@liberty-spain.net

Ávila + Segovia

ÁVILA: Sta Teresa de Jesús, a great mystic woman of the Catholic Church, was born in this city which conserves the most ancient and complete fortified complex in Spain (XI century). Its 2500 m wall and its 90 fortified towers surround the old city, which houses great part of its monumental treasure including a large number of Romanesque style churches, gothic palaces and a fortified cathedral of the XII century.

SEGOVIA: The roman empire left in Segovia the Acueduct, which is 16 km long. It was residence of some of the kings of Castilia and preserves one of the most important medieval group of buildings in Spain. The cathedral is considered "the Lady of the Cathedrals" thanks to its elegance and the Alcassar is the most spectacular castle in the country.

Duration: full day

Information & Booking: info@liberty-spain.net