free tour of the unique trees of Retiro
The tour lasts 1 hour and 45 minutes
Available in Spanish
Description
Despite its historical and cultural interest, the Retiro Park presents a special botanical interest. In its 125 hectares, this urban park boasts more than 19,000 trees of 163 different species. Among these species, we find some that,
due to their rarity, stature, age, size, or historical, cultural, or scientific significance, constitute a heritage deserving special protection by the administration. These are known as singular trees. Currently, there are 283 trees protected under this figure, of which 6 are located in the Retiro. Throughout our tour, we will learn about each of these species and their historical and cultural relationship with the park.
Guide: Madzguía
Guiding since 2019PRO
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.
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