Good initiative and the tour was good
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Personalized guide to Madrid by WhatsApp (when booking)
- Local professional guide, expert in literature and history of Madrid
- Exclusive printed matter and illustrated map
- Restaurant recommendations and plans at completion
Excludes
- Tip to guide (delivered at completion to satisfaction)
- Entrance fees to monuments (completely outside tour)
- Food or drinks
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Puerta del Sol, next to the statue of the Bear and the Madroño, north side in front of the Apple Store. Look for our COMPLETELY YELLOW UMBRELLA — we’ll recognize you instantly even if the square is full. Trouble? Write us on WhatsApp and we will help you in the moment.
Return
- We close our tour at the Lope de Vega House Museum.
Itinerary
Start point of the tour. Brief introduction to the Spanish Golden Age: who were its protagonists, why the Barrio de las Letras became the literary center of Europe and what we will discover in the next 21⁄2 hours.
You will discover one of the most striking and original traps in Madrid, an optical illusion painted on the facade of a building that has been surprising travelers for decades. We'll tell you the story he's hiding and the artist who created it.
One of the narrowest and most mysterious streets in the neighborhood, scene of the Valley-Inclán Esperpentos in Bohemian Lights. Here time literally stops between 18th century cobblestones and facades.
The heart of the Barrio de las Letras and the most bohemian square in Madrid. You’ll discover the statue of Federico García Lorca, the history of the Spanish Theatre — the oldest theatre in Europe in operation — and the former Golden Age Comedy Corral where Lope de Vega performed.
The most literary church in Madrid, declared a National Artistic Historical Monument. Here were baptized, married or buried some of the most important writers of the Golden Age. We will tell you who and why this building is inseparable from Spanish literary history.
The most famous street in the neighborhood, with verses of the great writers of the Golden Age etched on the floor. We will read Cervantes, Quevedo, Lope de Vega and Góngora literally under our feet as we tell you their lives, their geniuses and their most epic rivalries.
The place where Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Quixote, rests forever. We will tell you the story of the discovery of his remains in 2015, why it took more than 400 years to find his tomb and the connection between Cervantes and this convent that has kept its secret for centuries.
The street dedicated to the most scathing and brilliant poet of the Golden Age. Here we will tell you the most legendary rivalry in Spanish literature: Francisco de Quevedo versus Luis de Góngora — two geniuses who hated each other and copied each other equally. Insults, satires and poetry in equal parts.
We close the tour in front of the house where Félix Lope de Vega lived, the most prolific writer in universal history with more than 1,800 plays. You will discover his life, his love scandals, his rivalry with Cervantes and why he was called the Phoenix of the Ingenious.
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The tour was incredible, the guide Mary is a pro, her passion for literature is very evident.
Marivi, a charming guide. A 10 in everything: punctuality, tour, explanations, and how she conveyed her passion for what she does. A thousand thanks Marivi. Big kisses from Reus, (Tarragona)
Walk with Maryvic, very pleasant, with a lot of information provided in an enjoyable and fun way, highly recommended.
Excellent guide and tour! Jose was always very available to answer every question that arose, providing detailed information about every corner of the city. I highly recommend it!
It was all very exciting. The tour takes you back to the history of Spanish literature.
The tour is very very good, with great knowledge and great enthusiasm when it comes to telling the stories. Congratulations Maryvic!!
Recommended and very pleasant visit, on the tour explains in a very entertaining way the history and anecdotes of the neighborhood of letters.
Very interesting guided tour, whose theme is related to emblematic places, related to some of the leading literary figures, Spanish.
Jorge took us to live the golden century of Madrid between alleys that we would never have seen but with him. You immerse yourself and live history without realizing it.
Our guide took us through alleys to a literary world full of history and anecdotes on a tour where we discovered authentic Madrid places beyond the reach of the tourist.
Interesting and very well explained! The tour guide has a great knowledge of the matter and explained it very well! Very nice!
It was the first experience on a guided tour, and it was one of the best moments of my walk to Madrid.
MARYVIC is a cheerful person, it is seen that he is passionate about history, tells it gracefully, is very authentic and fun, makes the tour light. It has very fatherly images that transport you back to the eras she mentions. I went with my sister and we loved it! Thank you for everything 🙏🏼 (ps. We want the book of cartoons please!) what a laugh!🤭
Good tour, covers some historical facts, important to understand the context of the content that is delivered during the tour.
A very good experience and all thanks to the Mariví guide. He gave us a tour of the fantastic neighborhood of letters
Wonderful Maryvic, 100% recommended because her passion for literature and history is dangerously contagious. They won't go unnoticed.
We loved the tour, the route, and everything Marivic taught us, certainly the best of the tour. A lovely guide. It's worth going.
I loved this tour, Maryvic is a crack, it is incredible the passion that puts and you can see that she enjoys her work and so transmits it, highly recommended
A worthwhile tour. The Maria Victoria guide has been wonderful. Your passion conveys it in every detail of your story! A privilege to explore Madrid at your side! Thanks for the experience 🙏🏼
Great experience to get to know Madrid better! Fully recommended. MariVic lo hace genial. Experience to repeat!!
Maryvic very attentive and knew the neighborhood very well and even the people. It was very nice the whole tour until the end. :)
A very interesting and enjoyable tour! Maryvic explained everything great. We toured places and literary characters in an entertaining way.
Highly remember. The guide, Marivi perfect and very educated. Made us have a nice time knowing different corners
Maryvic guided us through the neighborhood of letters telling us interesting stories of writers and poets of the golden century. It's been a great experience.
An essential visit to know the neighborhood of letters. Maryvic attended us and did an excellent job. I recommend it.
Very good experience, the maryvic tour guide was very friendly and explained everything very well. We had a good time and also learned from this wonderful neighborhood.
We learned interesting things about our literati and also learned funny anecdotes. We learned to search within the neighborhood for plaques and signs that tell the story of the neighborhood.
MaryVic made us a very pleasant tour of a neighborhood that she knows perfectly. He tells us not only historical facts but also curiosities of the neighborhood.
Thanks to Maryvic for the tour, her personality brings the route to life. On time. Dedicated to tell us the story of Madrid in two hours where we met references to Lope de Vega, Garcia Lorca and Cervantes
Maryvic is a real wonder! She enjoys living in the city and sharing what she knows about it. 100% recommended
Very pleasant and instructive. And fun, too. Thank you so much for everything. I'll be back, and the rest of my teammates liked it too.
We did the tour with trip tour, our guide was Marivic, a totally recommended experience, very entertaining and informative, Marivic has a lot of knowledge of that time and explains it great.
Excellent tour .Maryvic is a 5 star guide. Very good rapporteur, entertaining, very knowledgeable of the subject. You can tell he enjoys his craft
Perfect, Marivic an excellent guide that makes you enjoy the experience, telling anecdotes and showing images to make everything more enjoyable, perfect
Very interesting tour, a beautiful neighborhood. The unbeatable guide: charming, friendly and well documented. You can see that he likes what he does and makes us enjoy the participants.
Brilliant!!!! Maryvic is an excellent person with extensive knowledge of literature and who knows the neighborhood perfectly, making the tour very enjoyable. Highly recommended
Wonderful experience, our guide Marivic was punctual, pleasant, considerate of our needs, with a sense of humor and most importantly, with extensive knowledge of the topic corresponding to our tour. I recommend this fantastic tour.
Maryvic is funny and cultured. He showed us the most emblematic places in the neighborhood of letters and curious facts. It was lovely
I had a completely different perspective of the city. Super recommended if you like history and literature, with a lot of charisma and kindness
Very nice and informative tour, mega recommended, your guide Maryvic is very good and with the best information to get to know the literary part of Madrid
Nuestra guía Marivic, estuvo a un alto nivel toda la visita. Mantuvo la atención con simpatía y un buen conocimiento de la historia del barrio de Las Letras en Madrid.
Very good disposition to answer all questions, very clear in his explanation and all the places he showed us were very beautiful. Highly recommended 10 out of 10
I loved getting to know the neighborhood with Maryvic. Very nice and passionate about history. I take with me the phrases of great writers as a memory and I want to return. Thank you!
Excellent tour we did with our guide Mari. It was very dynamic, fun and with a lot of quality information. It was clear that she was a very prepared person, a student of letters. I recommend the tour with her through the neighborhood of letters!
Maryvic made the visit very entertaining and we learned a lot about the Las Letras neighborhood. It is obvious that he knows and likes his job. We will definitely repeat with more tours.
A very nice walk with MariVi! Very charismatic and always attentive to having a good time. Thank you so much!!!
The guide was close and clear throughout, very good exhibiting and very pleasant. Must if you are looking for a free tour of the area.
The tour has been amazing, the details, the way to explain the tour. 100% recommended if visiting Madrid. The guide was super friendly and very dynamic.. we liked it. We'll go back for another tour.
I attended the Barrio de las Letras tour with Maryvic and it was a very rewarding experience, I loved it. It is rating that Maryvic is passionate about her work and enjoys passing on her wisdom making the tour very enjoyable and fun. Fully recommended!!
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