Madrid Historic Center Self-Guided Audio Walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and La Latina

About this experience

The streets of old Madrid follow a wall you can hardly see. This walk traces it, from the square named for one of its gates to the Closed Gate where it ends. Start at Kilómetro Cero in the Puerta del Sol, pass the royal convent of the Descalzas Reales and the San Ginés chocolate passage, and cross the Plaza Mayor, rebuilt to one height after the fire of 1790 and levelled on a man-made terrace. See the iron Mercado de San Miguel above the old ditch and the granite, brick and slate of the old town hall. Go down to the Basílica de San Miguel's curving front, the mudéjar tower of San Pedro el Viejo, the Plaza de la Paja and San Isidro's dome, then up the Cava Baja, La Latina's tapas street, to Puerta Cerrada. Twelve stops, about 2.4 km and 90 minutes, at your own pace, in English, with two short flights of steps. Entry to the Descalzas Reales is not included.

What's included

From the Puerta del Sol past the Descalzas Reales and San Ginés to the Plaza Mayor, the Mercado de San Miguel, Plaza de la Villa, San Pedro el Viejo's mudéjar tower, La Latina and the Cava Baja, ending at Puerta Cerrada.

Good to know

Operated by Roamer and sold by AGORA. Your voucher and booking reference arrive by email straight after payment.