Free tour

🏆🥇 CIVIL WAR Madrid: Bombings, Guernica, Franco, and World War II

4.50

Acceptable(18)

Madrid

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: Spanish

Guru: Trip Tours Madrid

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Registered on 29 April 2018

🏆 WHY Trip Tours Madrid? 🏆 ···> 🥇 BEST OF THE BEST TripAdvisor — 8 CONSECUTIVE YEARS (only 1% of experiences worldwide receive it) ···> 🏆 #1 TripAdvisor Madrid — among more than 1,200 tourism companies ···> ⭐ 20,000+ reviews on TripAdvisor, Google, GuruWalk and Free Tour ···> 📅 10+ years of experience — thousands of travellers, one passion: Madrid PASSIONATE GUIDES with over a decade of real experience. Creative, dynamic and warm — because a great guide is never improvised. SMALL GROUPS with exclusive audiovisual materials, maps and handouts so you truly understand Madrid and take it home with you. HIDDEN SECRETS AND CORNERS only locals know — far beyond what any travel guide or app can tell you. ADAPTABLE TO EVERYTHING: rain, sun, Christmas, Easter — we never cancel, we are always there. 🥇 Book now — Madrid's best-rated free tour has been waiting for you 🥇

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

🏆 Nº1 TripAdvisor Madrid · Best of the Best 8 consecutive years (only 1% of experiences worldwide receive it)

Madrid endured 863 days of siege. Bombings that foreshadowed World War II.

Trenches where there are now parks. Buildings with shrapnel scars that no one points out. This tour takes you to see Madrid like you've never been told before.

A human tour, not a political one. You will walk the same streets where bombs fell

and understand what ordinary people experienced while the world watched — combining historical accuracy, period photos, and close storytelling.

🏆 WHY TRIP TOURS MADRID?

···> 🥇 BEST OF THE BEST TripAdvisor — 8 CONSECUTIVE YEARS (only 1% of experiences worldwide receive it)

···> 🏆 Nº1 TripAdvisor Madrid — among more than 1,200 tourist companies

···> ⭐ +20,000 reviews on TripAdvisor, Google, GuruWalk, and Free Tour

···> 📅 Over 10 years touring Madrid with travelers from all over the world

···> 👥 SMALL GROUPS — maximum 25 people per guide

···> 🗺️ Exclusive audiovisual material, own maps and brochures

🗺️ TOUR POINTS:

📍 Plaza Mayor — context: two Spains at war

📍 Puerta del Sol — "They Shall Not Pass": propaganda and resistance

📍 Gran Vía — the bombings and life under the bombs

📍 Telefónica Building — first target of modern aviation in history

📍 Plaza de España — the Mountain Barracks and the beginning of the siege

📍 Temple of Debod — where the battlefront was

📍 Parque del Oeste — the trenches of the front line

🎁 YOUR GIFT UPON BOOKING:

As soon as you book your spot, you will receive our Exclusive Madrid Guide for FREE via WhatsApp — so you arrive prepared and don't miss anything.

And at the end of the tour, you will take home our Guide to Where to Eat and Drink in Madrid — the real places, no tricks, known only by those who live here.

Practical details:

⏰ Duration: Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes

👟 What to bring: Comfortable shoes and a desire to truly understand history

🌂 How to find us:

Plaza Mayor — entrance via Calle Toledo (next to Hotel Pestana Collection)

Look for the 💛 YELLOW UMBRELLA 💛 Trip Tours Madrid

⚠️ When booking, leave your WhatsApp number. We will send you your Madrid Guide and confirm the tour on the same day.

🥇 863 days of siege — Madrid like you've never felt it before 🥇

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Pl. Mayor, 2-22, Centro, 28012 Madrid, Spain

Plaza Mayor — in front of the statue of Philip III, in the center of the square Look for our 🟡 COMPLETELY YELLOW UMBRELLA 🟡 from Trip Tours Madrid It will be easy for you to find us among the crowd!

Outside visit

Plaza Mayor

Outside visit

Plaza de la Provincia

Outside visit

Calle de los Relatores

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, Guruwalk recommends between €15 and $50 per participant.