Free tour

Free Tour of El Retiro Park

1.00

Acceptable(1)

Madrid

Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes

Languages: English and Spanish

Guru: Madzguía

PRO

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Registered on 11 December 2019

Hello everyone! I'm Rubén, official tour guide and guru of Madrid;), I'm 28 years old, I like to be called Rubens, I consider myself a "cat" (native of Madrid). I also collaborate with friends and family who help me on a timely basis with reservations. I have a degree in tourism and halfway through my history degree and at the moment I'm self-employed. I started to fall in love with the profession in 2019 thanks, in part, to my friend Aurora, but from 2020 onwards I worked with arkeotour which is a company that also helped me a lot, and then in 2021 I started doing the tours on my own and trying. You must keep in mind that Madzguía has only been active for a short time and many times the minimum number of necessary attendees is not reached, starting, as you well know, is not easy at all. I'm a fun guy, I consider myself close to people and I love exchanging opinions with travelers, since they can bring you experiences without having traveled outside of Madrid. I have travelled a bit around Europe and that has helped me to love this job, because in every corner there is always a story to tell and I think Madrid is a perfect city to teach all kinds of tours. It is a city full of life where everyone feels at home, for me it is one of the best cities in Spain and one of the best in the world. I have experience as a local guide, but I am very passionate about my job and I like to teach and explain events, for me it is the ideal job. That is why I think being able to work in my own city doing something I like as a local guide is a privilege.

Free reservation and cancellation

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

Tour description

Please do not book if you are less than 5 as I cannot guarantee the tour will take place.

This is a tour that shows the history of El Retiro, which began as a palace of the court of Philip IV until it became a public park in the 20th century.

It is the lung of the city, our "central park", full of history, curiosities, anecdotes, legends, unmissable buildings and the magic that surrounds the park you can feel on this tour.
It is true that people only know about the pond and the boats, but in reality there are many secrets that the park holds and if you want you can see them with me.

Do you want to see how it has evolved since its origins? Sign up and discover it with me!

We will start along the Fernán Núñez promenade, seeing the enigmatic statue of the Fallen Angel, then we will see the remains of the old ceramics factory, the old menagerie, statues, the large pond, mysterious gardens and we will end in the beautiful Parterre Garden that hides the oldest tree in Madrid!

At least 5 people are required for the tour to take place.

Please do not book if you are less than 5 as I cannot guarantee the tour will take place.

For night hours at least 6 people are required.

IMPORTANT:
The park may close its internal gardens due to adverse weather conditions such as wind, rain, storms, snow or other reasons. It is very delicate, so I advise you to be prepared for everything; thank you and sorry.
The Velázquez and Cristal palaces are under construction until 2026.
If you are bringing a pet, please let us know so we can make sure.

This tour includes liability insurance and additional explanatory material.

This tour ends at the Parterre Garden (in front of the Casón del Buen Retiro).

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

C. de Alfonso XII, 54, 28014 Madrid, Spain

I'll be standing by the fallen angel's door with a sky blue umbrella.

Outside visit

Gate of the Fallen Angel

Outside visit

Fountain of the Fallen Angel

Outside visit

The Rose Garden

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).