Private walking tour of Madrid highlights and historic centre

Almudena Cathedral is a Catholic church in Madrid, Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid. The cathedral was consecrated by Pope John Paul II in 1993.

The Calle Mayor is a centric street in Madrid, Spain. Located in the Centro District, the Calle Mayor starts in the Puerta del Sol and ends at the cuesta de la Vega.

Madrid, Spain's central capital, is a city of elegant boulevards and expansive, manicured parks such as the Buen Retiro. It’s renowned for its rich repositories of European art, including the Prado Museum’s works by Goya, Velázquez and other Spanish masters. The heart of old Hapsburg Madrid is the portico-lined Plaza Mayor, and nearby is the baroque Royal Palace and Armory, displaying historic weaponry.

The Literary Quarter is named after the great literary figures who walked its streets in the Golden Age. Cervantes, Quevedo and Lope de Vega all frequented this area between Paseo del Prado and Plaza de Santa Ana, one of the most popular in Madrid for its charming pedestrian streets and many shops and restaurants, making it especially lively at weekends.

The Market of San Miguel is a covered market located in Madrid, Spain. Originally built in 1916, it was purchased by private investors in 2003 who renovated the iron structure and reopened it in 2009.

The Muslim Walls of Madrid, also known as the Arab Walls of Madrid, of which some vestiges remain, are located in the Spanish city of Madrid. They are probably the oldest construction extant in the city.

The Plaza de Isabel II (also known as Plaza de Ópera) is a historic public square between the Sol and Palacio wards in the central district of Madrid. The plaza is at the convergence of Arenal Street (from the Puerta del Sol) and the minor roads Arrieta, Calle de Campomanes, Caños del Peral, Escalinata and Vergara.

The Plaza de la Paja is located in the area known as Madrid de los Austrias, in the historic center of the Spanish capital and within the traditional neighborhood of La Latina. The coastline of San Andrés crosses it from north to south, close to Calle de Segovia, and it is where different medieval routes converge: to the east the Calle del Príncipe de Anglona ends and to the west the streets of Alamillo, del Toro , Alfonso VI and de la Redondilla.

The plaza de la Villa is an urban square in central Madrid, Spain. The square, bordering the Calle Mayor, houses some of the oldest buildings still around in the city.

Plaza de Oriente is a square in the historic centre of Madrid, Spain. It is rectangular in shape and monumental in character and was designed in 1844 by Narciso Pascual y Colomer. The square was propagated by King Joseph I, who ordered the demolition of the medieval houses on the site. It is located between some important landmarks in Madrid: To the west is the Royal Palace, the Royal Theatre to the east, and to the north is the Royal Monastery of the Incarnation.

The Plaza de Puerta Cerrada (or Puerta Cerrada) is located in the La Latina neighborhood of the historic center of the Spanish city of Madrid. It is formed by the disorderly confluence on the street of Segovia, of old roads such as the Cava Baja, or the streets of Nuncio, San Justo, la Pasa, Gómez de Mora, Cuchilleros and Latoneros.1 This urban space It continues to the east with the Plaza de Segovia Nueva, in which the streets of Toledo, Concepción Jerónima, Grafal and the Colegiata converge. The complex preserves the name of Puerta Cerrada through which the Christian wall of Madrid was opened here, during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and which was demolished in 1569, on the occasion of the entry into the city of Isabel de Valois, wife of Felipe II.

The Plaza Mayor is a major public space in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the centre of Old Madrid. It was first built during the reign of Philip III. Only a few blocks away is another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol. The Plaza Mayor is for the people of Madrid and tourists to shop, walk around, eat, and enjoy the outdoors.

The Puerta del Sol is a public square in Madrid, one of the best known and busiest places in the city. This is the centre of the radial network of Spanish roads. The square also contains the famous clock whose bells mark the traditional eating of the Twelve Grapes and the beginning of a new year.

The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of Madrid, although now used only for state ceremonies. The palace has 135,000 square metres of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms. It is the largest functioning royal palace and the largest by floor area in Europe.

Teatro Real or simply El Real, as it is known colloquially, is a major opera house located in Madrid. Founded in 1818 and inaugurated on 19 November 1850, it closed in 1925 and reopened in 1966.