Free tour
🏆🥇Malasaña & Chueca: A Tour that Shouts Freedom
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Registered on 17 December 2019
🏆¿WHY? 🏆
···> NUMBER 1 on TripAdvisor out of 700 companies in Madrid (4th consecutive year)
···> AWARD-WINNING and recognised with over 20.000 5-star reviews
···> LOCAL GUIDES in love with our Madrid
···> With 6-20 years EXPERIENCE
···> CRAZY about history, we are passionates for it
···> A MUST-VISIT: organised in small groups, loads of interactive resources, giant maps, and much more
···> GUARANTEED FUN around every corner
···> HISTORICAL FACTS that you'll absorb like a sponge
···> CREATIVE SPARK: Interactive activities and games.
🥇JOIN US🥇 AND REMEMBER MADRID FOREVER🥇
Free reservation and cancellation
Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free
Tour description
The Madrid of the Unveiling: A Journey Through the Alternative Soul of Madrid.
Dive into Spain's most iconic history: The Unveiling, the creative explosion of the Movida Madrileña, and the LGTBIQ+ advocacy.
From enlightened riots to the explosion of La Movida and the LGTBIQ+ struggle, discover how Malasaña and Chueca became symbols of resistance and freedom.
Relive:
- ⚔️ Revolt and execution: Manuela Malasaña and the fight against Napoleonic oppression.
- 🎸 The Movida Madrileña: a burst of creativity after decades of dictatorship.
- 📻 Pop culture, fanzines, and forbidden music: the voice of a fearless generation.
- 🌈 The awakening of Chueca: from a marginalized neighborhood to the capital of Pride.
- 🧑🎤 Transvestites, drags, and transformism: who broke out of the closets with a bang on stage.
- 🏛️ Pedro Zerolo and Pride: how pain was transformed into law and celebration.
🎉 More than a tour, an experience:
- 🚶♀️ Walk through the real settings of revolts, concerts, and activism.
- 📖 Hear the stories that never appear in books: the lives of the marginalized, the silenced bodies, and the parties that changed everything.
- 🎶 Discover the music of the era: from Alaska to Parálisis Permanente, including the anthems of Pride.
- 🏳️🌈 Discover how the street became a trench and a stage, and how Chueca went from being a stigmatized ghetto to the heart of Pride.
This is not just a tour. It is a celebration of resistance, art, and free bodies.
Highlights
What will we see on this tour?
Meeting point:
Pl. del Callao, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Plaza Callao (in front of Rodilla)
Reference #1: Calle Preciados 25 (Store: Rodilla, you'll see us right in front)
Reference #2: Callao Metro
Reference #3: Next to the Tourist Information Point
Look for the YELLOW AND ORANGE two-tone umbrella.
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Outside visit
Callao Square
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Outside visit
Street of Disillusionment
3
Outside visit
Crossbow Street
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).
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Who is this tour for?
Accessibility
Suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group bookings.
Pets
Suitable for bringing pets.
What should I know?
Minimum attendees
Requires a minimum of 5 people to conduct the tour.
Additional costs
The tour does not require payment for entries or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you cannot attend the tour, please cancel the reservation, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Electronic or card payment accepted.
