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A Self-Guided Tour of El Retiro Parks Rise, Ruin and Redemption
Madrid,
Spain
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Overview
Duration
1h 10min
Languages
English, English
Voucher type
E-Ticket
What To Expect
On this self-guided walking tour led by tour guide and writer Felicity Hughes, you’ll discover another side to Madrid’s famous El Retiro Park.
The much-loved El Retiro Park is at the heart of Madrid’s picturesque Retiro neighbourhood. Long before it became a public park, it was a royal retreat. On this walking tour, you’ll explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site and hear its fascinating 500-year-long history.
On this tour, you’ll discover how the spiritual retreat of San Jerónimo el Real church was later transformed into an enormous pleasure palace, find out how Retiro’s oldest tree survived the ravages of Napoleon’s invasion and learn about the rebellious Nobel prize-winning Ramón y Cajal by a monument to the neuroscientist.
You'll have a chance to take a peek at the peacocks strutting around a hidden walled garden at the far reaches of the park and see the lake in front of Palacio de Cristal where Pizarro the elephant used to bath
What to remember
Important info
Service animals allowed. Public transportation options are available nearby. Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What's included
Get unlimited, lifetime use of this tour, before your booking date and after it. The virtual playback option, so you can listen to this tour like an audiobook from anywhere. Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata. Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour. Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
What's not included
Smartphone and headphones
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel your tour until a day in advance
Provider
VoiceMap Audio Tours
Meeting Point
The tour starts in front of the Museo del Prado by a statue of Goya.