Private 3-hour Madrid Night Tour with Guide and Driver

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Itinerary

1. It is a sculptural ensemble located in the center of the Plaza de Oriente, one of the enclosures of greatest historical and artistic interest of the city. The equestrian statue, the first with the horse's front legs raised, supported on the hind legs, of King Philip IV, dates from the 17th century, and was sculpted by Pietro Tacca.

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2. In the neighborhood of Sol, it's surrounded by prominent places in the center of Madrid as Preciados street, Gran Vía, Callao Cinema, Carrión building, Palacio de la Prensa, La Adriática building, Fnac building, Jacometrezo street, Carmen street, also famous and with a great commercial activity.

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3. Also known as the Capitol building, it is a multipurpose building of expressionist style with Mendelsohnian influences. It holds the famous Schweppes neon sign.

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4. One of the main streets of the city, known as "Madrid's Broadway", full of significant buildings of various styles (neo-baroque, neo-renaissance, contemporary, eclectic, Frenchified, American... ), such as the Metropolis, the Hotel de las Letras, the Grassy building, the Gran Peña, the Casino Militar, the Oratorio del Caballero de Gracia, the Telefonica building, the Madrid-Paris, the Palacio de la Prensa, Casa Matesanz, Casa del Libro, Teatro Fontalba, the Palacio de la Música, the Lope de Vega building, Rialto movie theater, etc.

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5. It is used for State ceremonies and solemn acts. It is twice as big as the palaces of Buckingham or Versailles, being one of the largest palaces in the world and one of the most visited monuments in Spain. It houses a valuable, broad and diverse historical and artistic heritage.

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6. It is a great opera house founded in 1818, one of the greatest theaters of Europe that hosts major productions involving major international figures of opera, musical direction, stage direction and dance.

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7. Iconic building that adds a mixture of architectural styles, such as neo-renaissance, but can also be classified in the historicist eclecticism of the French Second Empire that mixes neo-baroque with some modernist decorative touches.

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8. Around it there are the main facades of three buildings of great historical and artistic value from different centuries: the Casa y Torre de los Lujanes (15th century), of Gothic-Mudejar style, the Casa de Cisneros (16th century), a Plateresque palace, and the Casa de la Villa (17th century), of Baroque style.

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9. A large public space in the heart of Madrid and its old center, built during the reign of Philip III.

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10. Famous square from which Kilometer Zero of the country's radial roads starts. The oldest building is the Casa de Correos, with a tower clock whose chimes at 12 midnight on December 31 mark the traditional taking of the twelve grapes to the vast majority of Spaniards.

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11. Congress of Deputies: In neoclassical style, is one of the most emblematic buildings of Madrid in the nineteenth century.

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12. Located in the Malasaña neighborhood, it commemorates the popular uprising of May 2nd at the beginning of the Spanish War of Independence against the occupying French troops.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Madrid

• Its from-price is 200% above the median of the 336 city tours we list in Madrid.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Madrid

Madrid is Spain's sunny, sociable capital, home to great art museums, royal palaces, leafy parks and tapas bars that stay busy past midnight.

Three great galleries line the Paseo del Prado: the Prado Museum with Velázquez and Goya, the Reina Sofía with Picasso's Guernica, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza with its sweeping private collection. Beside them, El Retiro Park offers a boating lake, shaded avenues and the glass Palacio de Cristal.

Top-ranked sights in Madrid: Plaza Mayor, Royal Palace of Madrid (Palacio Real de Madrid), Puerta del Sol.

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