CIVIL WAR Madrid: Bombings, Guernica, Franco, and World War II
The tour lasts 2 hours and 30 minutes
Available in Spanish
Description
🏆 Nº1 TripAdvisor Madrid · Best of the Best 9 consecutive years (only 1% of experiences worldwide receive this)
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'll 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 — 9 CONSECUTIVE YEARS (only 1% of experiences worldwide receive this).
···> 🏆 Nº1 TripAdvisor Madrid — among more than 1,200 tourism companies.
···> 🥉 Top 3 Free Tour Europe 2026.
···> ⭐ +30,000 reviews on TripAdvisor, Google, GuruWalk, and more platforms.
···> 📅 Over 10 years touring Madrid with travelers from all over the world.
···> 👥 SMALL GROUPS — maximum 25 people per guide.
···> 🗺️ Exclusive audiovisual material, 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 start of the siege
📍 Temple of Debod — where the battlefront was
📍 Parque del Oeste — the trenches of the front line
🎁 YOUR GIFT WHEN BOOKING:
As soon as you book your spot, you'll 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'll take home our Guide to Where to Eat and Drink
in Madrid — the real places, no tricks, known only by locals.
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 🥇
Guide: Trip Tours Madrid
Guiding since 2018PRO
🏆 WHY Trip Tours Madrid? 🏆
···> 🥇 BEST OF THE BEST TripAdvisor — 9 CONSECUTIVE YEARS (only 1% of experiences worldwide receive it)
···> 🏆 #1 TripAdvisor Madrid — among more than 1,200 tourism companies
···> ⭐ 30,000+ reviews on TripAdvisor, Google, GuruWalk and more platforms.
···> 📅 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 🥇
🏆🥇 CIVIL WAR Madrid: Bombings, Guernica, Franco, and World War II
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