Tour through the oldest part of Madrid, the area is not very crowded and the most beautiful of the city, where we will learn the origins of the city of Madrid and its development in the medieval period, before cobvertirse in the Capital of Spain.
Our tour starts at the Plaza de Isabel II, from where we will arrive to the place where he was born Madrid and is currently the Royal Palace, from there we will begin to wander the streets of the most traditional of the city, beginning with the oldest Church in the capital, San Nicolás de los Servitas, a witness to the cultural clash between moors and christians. Tour the that was the most important square in Madrid in the Middle Ages, the Square of the Villa, the place where in 1202 signed the charters of the town and where we can still see some of the symbols that were used in Madrid during the Middle Ages, after passing by the Church of San Miguel and the Alley of the Bun, come to the Houses to Malice, that remind us of the picaresque people to evade taxes.
We will pass by the Plaza de la Cruz Verde, a place where the Inquisition was the car of faith before becoming Madrid in Capital and visit one of the most charming squares and most unknown of Madrid, Plaza del Alamillo, where the legend is placed one of the exploits of the warrior Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as el Cid Campeador. The Plaza de la Paja, a commercial center of Medieval Madrid, is situated next to two churches of the most beautiful of the city, the Chapel of the Bishop and the Church of San Andrés. From the gates of the Palace of the Vargas, patterns of San Isidro, we will know the history of the pattern of Madrid who lived and died in this palecete of the ELEVENTH century, down the street of the Almond tree, where we will find the part of the ancient Walls Christian of the ELEVENTH century, to lead in the Church of San Pedro el Viejo, founded by Alfonso X the Wise, and where they keep some of the most relevant stories of the Kingdom of Castile, after passing through the former nunciature, the seat of the papacy in Madrid, we will arrive to the Square of the Closed Door, where will the final point of this tour.
In addition to visiting the places that still retains the Madrid of the medieval period, we will also do a recorrdio for the historical events most important that have occurred in Madrid before becoming the Capital of the Spanish Empire in 1561.
Do not miss the tour recommendations, cultural and gastronomic so that your visit to Madrid an unforgettable experience.
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Tour through the oldest part of Madrid, the area is not very crowded and the most beautiful of the city, where we will learn the origins of the city of Madrid and its development in the medieval period, before cobvertirse in the Capital of Spain.
Approximately 2 hours.
You will find us in the Plaza de Isabel II, next to the statue of Isabel II.Metro Opera (L2).
The guide will be a RED SIGN with the word ÍTAKA and accreditation official tourist guide.
Spanish
Our tour starts at the Plaza de Isabel II, from where we will arrive to the place where he was born Madrid and is currently the Royal Palace, from there we will begin to wander the streets of the most traditional of the city, beginning with the oldest Church in the capital, San Nicolás de los Servitas, a witness to the cultural clash between moors and christians. Tour the that was the most important square in Madrid in the Middle Ages, the Square of the Villa, the place where in 1202 signed the charters of the town and where we can still see some of the symbols that were used in Madrid during the Middle Ages, after passing by the Church of San Miguel and the Alley of the Bun, come to the Houses to Malice, that remind us of the picaresque people to evade taxes.
We will pass by the Plaza de la Cruz Verde, a place where the Inquisition was the car of faith before becoming Madrid in Capital and visit one of the most charming squares and most unknown of Madrid, Plaza del Alamillo, where the legend is placed one of the exploits of the warrior Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as el Cid Campeador. The Plaza de la Paja, a commercial center of Medieval Madrid, is situated next to two churches of the most beautiful of the city, the Chapel of the Bishop and the Church of San Andrés. From the gates of the Palace of the Vargas, patterns of San Isidro, we will know the history of the pattern of Madrid who lived and died in this palecete of the ELEVENTH century, down the street of the Almond tree, where we will find the part of the ancient Walls Christian of the ELEVENTH century, to lead in the Church of San Pedro el Viejo, founded by Alfonso X the Wise, and where they keep some of the most relevant stories of the Kingdom of Castile, after passing through the former nunciature, the seat of the papacy in Madrid, we will arrive to the Square of the Closed Door, where will the final point of this tour.
In addition to visiting the places that still retains the Madrid of the medieval period, we will also do a recorrdio for the historical events most important that have occurred in Madrid before becoming the Capital of the Spanish Empire in 1561.
Do not miss the tour recommendations, cultural and gastronomic so that your visit to Madrid an unforgettable experience.
Read more
Approximately 2 hours.
You will find us in the Plaza de Isabel II, next to the statue of Isabel II. Metro Opera (L2).
The guide will be a RED SIGN with the word ÍTAKA and accreditation official tourist guide.
Spanish
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