Free tour Madrid of Cinema

Duration: 2h and 30min
Languages: Spanish
Quality Verified Registered on February 02, 2020

SPAIN FREE TOURS ® is a young, dynamic and expanding company. We are a team of tourism professionals and guides with extensive background in culture, history and art. We work every day from our headquarters in Valencia to become a reference in tour guides services in Spain.

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Tour description

Do you know where Thesis was filmed? Where did Álex de la Iglesia choose to premiere My Great Night? Would you recognize where the bizarre robbery of Las brujas de Zugarramurdi took place? Or what flirtatious plaza dressed up with desire and made Lucía enjoy sex? Get your ticket and get ready to discover the secrets of the seventh art on a very special set: the streets of Madrid.

Cinema emerged at the beginning of the 20th century as an opportunity to capture movement and generate emotions in the viewer. Painting and photography suddenly move! The theater can be recorded! At that moment, beautiful Madrid becomes an indispensable setting and its buildings an obligatory prop. But we will not only talk about the past and history, as the capital is a very lively city that every day hosts more events related to cinema. Did you know that Cines Callao put on live performances of series like Stranger Things in the square itself? On this guided tour we will visit the filming sets of memorable films such as El día de la bestia or Abre los ojos, we will follow in the footsteps of Lina Morgan, Almodóvar or Fernando Fernán Gómez through the streets of Madrid and we will try to delve into the creative mind of Garci , Buñuel, Berlanga, Álex de la Iglesia or Pilar Miró, who imagined their stories from this city and projected them from here to all of us.

 

Madrid, a movie city

The love story between our city and cinema is as fruitful as it is endless, but since this Journey to nowhere must begin somewhere, we will meet at the mythical Renoir Plaza de España Cinemas . We will visit our particular Walk of Fame , where artists like Antonio Banderas or Concha Velasco have stars, because there is life beyond Hollywood! Next, our tour will stop us at Ocho y medio , a bookstore and cafeteria that acts as a meeting place for film lovers. We will reach the Plaza de las Comendadoras , where Lucía enjoyed sex and later became the meeting point in Parallel Mothers , or Plaza 2 de Mayo , the nerve center where the Madrid movement originated and from where Pedro Almodóvar began to develop his cinema with Pepi, Luci, Bom and other ordinary girls . Important stops are El Palentino , cult bar of the director Álex de la Iglesia, or what has been, is and will be the main film set in Madrid: the Gran Vía ..., do you remember Eduardo Noriega on a deserted street in Abre los ojos? ? We recommend that you keep them wide open because our steps will take us to the Callao Cinemas , the greatest exponent of Art Deco in the capital, and to Puerta del Sol , where we will visit the area where the robbers tried to escape from the robbery in Las brujas de Zugarramurdi ! We will seek refuge in the headquarters of the Spanish Film Library , we will pass by the Sala Equis , which keeps a fascinating history inside, finishing our tour next to another essential room in Madrid: the Cine Doré , a beautiful building with a beautiful façade that currently functions as the exhibition hall of the Filmoteca.

Do you dare to discover the most cinematographic Madrid with our free tour?

Take popcorn because you will have a great time! 🍿

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  • Meeting point:
    C. de Martín de los Heros, 28008 Madr...
    C. de Martín de los Heros, 28008 Madrid, Spain
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    We are waiting for you on the Walk of Fame in Madrid, in front of the Renoir Cinemas. Look for the ORANGE umbrella!

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

Tour opinions

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Abril 25 Sep 2023
Madrid

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Travelled alone - Sep 2023
Gran tour! Todo aprendido
Vanessa 27 Aug 2023
Zaragoza

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Travelled in group - Aug 2023
Tour super entretenido, muchos datos y lugares interesantes. Se nos hizo corto. Recomendable 100%, Nuestro guía Marcos hace la experiencia amena y diferente.
Pilar 04 Aug 2023
Barcelona

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Travelled in group - Aug 2023
Fantástica experiencia
Mariannie 01 Jul 2023
Madrid

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Travelled in couple - Jul 2023
Excelente! Las vibras de Marcos son muy buenas, me reí bastante y la pase súper! A mi novio le encanta el cine y fue una buena elección!
PATRICIA 12 May 2023
Madrid

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Travelled alone - May 2023
Este tour con la compañia de Marcos han sido dos horas y media que han volado entre risas, curiosidades, emoción, sorpresas...increíble el repaso que hemos hecho del cine y cultura paseando por los rincones de Madrid.
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Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Non suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group reservations.
Pets
Suitable for carrying pets.

What should you know?

Minimum of attendees
A minimum of 5 people is required for the tour.
Additional costs:
The tour does not require the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
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Payment methods
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