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Free Tour of Cervantes and the Golden Age

Duration: 2h
Languages: Spanish
Quality Verified Registered on November 19, 2020

"Choose a job that you like and you will not have to work a day of your life" Confucius. Madrilenian by birth and traveler by vocation. My passion is traveling and this has also led me to live in Munich for a few years, which has allowed me to grow in many ways. It was in this city, where by chance I started working as a tour guide, a profession that allows me to combine two fields that I am passionate about, tourism and communication. I have always been linked to the world of tourism, which has allowed me to accumulate experience in different sectors and jobs. Ambitious in character, always looking for new projects to go a little further and constantly reinvent myself. This led me in 2019 to create my own tour company in Madrid and Munich called Todo Tours. With my feet on the ground and my eyes on a plane on my way to a new destination, I am always ready to undertake a new project, discover something new and learn as much as possible.

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    Free payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

The so-called Golden Age, which covers part of the 16th and 17th centuries, was the era of greatest literary and artistic splendor in Spain... but also one of its most conflictive and declining political periods. Discover in our Free Tour of Cervantes and the Golden Age the Madrid neighborhood that starred like no other in the spirit of that time: the Barrio de las Letras.

Along this route, which will start in the Plaza Mayor, the great geniuses who illuminated that era will parade. Without a doubt, the immortal Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of the first universal modern novel, will occupy an essential role in our story... but so will other geniuses, more and less known, whose lives came to live up to their best works. .

Lives like that of Juan de Tarsis, Count of Villamediana, who we will talk about at the beginning of the visit.

In the Plaza de la Provincia we will talk about the old court prison and one of its most famous "tenants", the prolific writer Lope de Vega.

In the Plaza de Santa Ana we will find the statue of Calderón de la Barca and we will contemplate the façade of the famous Spanish Theater, which in its beginnings was a comedy corral.

The streets of León, Cervantes, Quevedo and Lope de Vega will complete an itinerary that will end in the Plaza de las Cortes, where the most famous statue of Cervantes is located.

Don't miss our Free Tour of Cervantes and the Golden Age, one of the best visits you will make in Madrid!

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Highlights

What will we visit on this tour?

  • Meeting point:
    Pl. Mayor, Centro, 28012 Madrid, Spain
    Pl. Mayor, Centro, 28012 Madrid, Spain
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    Our guides will be waiting for you in Plaza Mayor, next to the equestrian statue of Felipe III, with a blue Todo Tours umbrella.

  • 1
    Outside visit
    Plaza Mayor
  • 2
    Outside visit
    Province Square
  • 3
    Outside visit
    Plaza del Ángel
  • 4
    Outside visit
    Plaza de Santa Ana
  • 5
    Outside visit
    Lion Street
  • 6
    Outside visit
    Cervantes Street

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).

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Who is this tour for?

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

What should you know?

Additional costs:
The tour does not require the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel your booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
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Only cash payment is accepted.
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