Essential Madrid
Madrid of the Habsburgs: Imperial capital
First time in Madrid? Madrid Original ® recommends a walked guided tour through Habsburgs’ Madrid consisting of Austrian rulers period (1515-1700) monuments (palaces, churches and convents) around the most representative of them all: the Plaza Mayor (“the...
Reina Sofía essentials: masterpieces up to 1939
“Reina Sofía essentials ” will cover representative works by the most influential Spanish artists of the 20th century. The universal Picasso, Miró and Dalí will be joined by their revolutionary colleagues Juan Gris and Julio González among others. This...
Royal Palace: deciphering the king’s house
Madrid Original ®’s approach for guided visits to the Royal Palace is different from the classical “the-palace-has-2800-rooms”. Instead, our guided tours explain why a specific architecture and decoration were chosen for the main residence of Spanish...
Thyssen essentials: masterpieces
With our private guided tour, the Museo Thyssen will become the liveliest lesson on art history that you’ve ever dreamt of. Madrid Original® suggests a guided tour paying particular attention to the masterpieces of the museum, specially those aspects of the...
UNESCO World Heritage: Retiro Park, Garden of History
Madrid Original ® proposes a 2-hours walked guided tour across Retiro Park. We will discover the remains of the Royal Domain of Buen Retiro, and we will learn how the Gardens of a Royal Palace were transformed into a public park through the 19th century, as a symbol...
UNESCO World Heritage: Alcalá, Paseo del Prado and the Age of Enlightenment
Madrid Original ® suggests a 1,5 hours walked guided tour through Bourbons Madrid (1700-1833) along the Paseo del Prado. From the Puerta de Alcalá to the Saint Charles Hospital, most monuments built under the Bourbon dinasty will be examined, including the...
Gran Vía Tour: a walk on 20th century
Madrid Original ® suggests a 2 hours private walking guided tour along the Gran Vía. The Gran Vía is like an open-air museum of Spanish architecture from 1912 to 1959, when the city wished to become modern and started to look for inspiration in such different place as...FB
Madrid Original - Visitas guiadas
Visitas guiadas y paseos guiados privados en Madrid y alrededores con licenciados en historia del arte.
