Madrid Historic Walking Tour - Reina Sofia Museum to Puerta Del Sol
Tour Duration: Approximately 2.5-3 hours
This tour starts at the the Reina Sofia Museum, and takes you through several of Madrid's oldest neighborhoods before dropping you off at Sol, the official city center and popular meeting place. The best way to get to the start of the tour is to take the Subway to the Atocha stop on the light blue number 1 line.
Stops on This Tour Include:
The Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art
The Cine Dore
The House of Lope de Vega
Puerta del Sol
Plaza Mayor
The Arab Walls of Madrid
The Cathedral of Almudena
The Royal Palace
The Plaza del Oriente
The Teatro Real (The Royal Theatre)
Below you will find some important infomation about some of the stops on this tour. Look it over so you can better plan your tour, based on the things that you might want to explore further. The list is in the same order as the tour stops.
The Reina Sofia Museum
The Reina Sofia is a modern art museum, and includes work by Dali, Miro and Picasso, including Picasso's Guernica.
OPEN: M,W,Th,F,Sat 10:00 - 9:00 Sun 10:00 - 2:30.
CLOSED: Tuesdays
FREE: Saturdays 2:30 - 9:00, Sundays all day
ADMISSION: 6 euros
For more information click here.
The Cine Doré
The Cine Doré is a 1920s era cinema, and today shows films from the Spanish video archives, including a number of independent, older and foreign films. Click here to visit their website, although it is only available in Spanish.
The House of Lope de Vega
OPEN: T,W,Th,F,Sat,Sun 10:00 - 3:00. The museum is free, and there are free tours that start every half an hour, the last one at 2:00pm. The tours are available in English as well as French and Spanish.
The Teatro Español
An excellent and reasonably priced place to see authentic Spanish performances, including flamenco. Click here to visit their website
The Cathedral of the Almudena
OPEN: Daily 10:00 - 2:00pm and 5:00 - 9:00
The Royal Palace
OPEN: M,T,W,Th,F,Sat 9:30 - 5:00(Oct.-Apr.) 9:00-6:00 (May-Sept.), Sun 9:00 - 2:00 (Oct.-Apr.) 9:00-3:00 (May-Sept>),
The Teatro Real
If you are interested in opera, visit the Teatro Real. Click here to visit their website and see their schedule. You will also find information about their guided tours, which happen every day except Tuesday every half hour between 10:30am and 1:00pm
Map of Starting Point:
Route on Google Map:
For a google map of the entire route, that is also printable, click here.
