Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Madrid, Spain

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 8.3 km
Ascend 189 m
Descend 199 m

Explore Madrid in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in MadridIndividual Sights in Madrid

Sight 1: Parque de la Quinta de la Fuente del Berro

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The Quinta de la Fuente del Berro is a public park in Madrid that occupies the land of what was originally the Quinta de Miraflores, commissioned by Felipe IV as a new site.

Wikipedia: Parque de la Quinta de la Fuente del Berro (ES)

467 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Fuente del Berro

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The Berro fountain is a small fountain in the city of Madrid that took water from the spring located in the park that bears its name, next to the Ventas bridge in the capital of Spain, on the west side of the M-30. The aquifer, highly prized by the kings of Spain despite being of "fat waters", gave flow to the water journey of the Fuente del Berro. Now it is no longer a natural fountain, but a tap of the Canal de Isabel II.

Wikipedia: Fuente del Berro (fuente y viaje de agua) (ES)

655 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Museo Casa de la Moneda

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The Museum of the Royal Mint is a permanent exhibition for the Spanish Royal Mint in Madrid, Spain, begun in 1867.

Wikipedia: Museo Casa de la Moneda (Madrid) (EN), Website, Url

1496 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 4: General Martínez Campos

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General Martínez CamposMatt Kieffer from London, United Kingdom / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Monument to General Martínez Campos is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. Designed by Mariano Benlliure, it consists of an sculptural ensemble presided by an equestrian statue of General Arsenio Martínez Campos, who played a key role in bringing the Bourbon Restoration by leading the coup d'etat of Sagunto in 1874. It lies on the centre of the Plaza de Guatemala, in El Retiro.

Wikipedia: Monument to General Martínez Campos (EN)

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Monumento a Santiago Ramón y Cajal

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Monumento a Santiago Ramón y Cajal

The Cajal Monument is a commemorative sculpture located in the Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain. The work of the sculptor Victorio Macho, it was inaugurated in 1926. It is dedicated to Santiago Ramón y Cajal.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Santiago Ramón y Cajal (ES)

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Fuente de la Sardana

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Fuente de la Sardana Håkan Svensson (Xauxa) / CC BY 2.5

The Sardana fountain is located in the Retiro gardens in Madrid (Spain) in the Glorieta de la Sardana. The relief of the fountain shows a group of figures dancing a Catalan sardana.

Wikipedia: Fuente de la Sardana (ES)

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Monument to Alfonso XII

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The Monument to Alfonso XII is located in Buen Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain. The monument is situated on the east edge of an artificial lake near the center of the park.

Wikipedia: Monument to Alfonso XII (EN)

381 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Fuente de los Galápagos

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Fuente de los Galápagos Håkan Svensson (Xauxa) / CC BY 2.5

The Galapagos Fountain or Isabel II Fountain is a monumental fountain located in the Retiro Park in the Spanish city of Madrid. Inaugurated in 1832, it was originally on the San Luis network, on Gran Vía. It was nourished by the voyage of the Castellana.

Wikipedia: Fuente de los Galápagos (ES)

605 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: Monumento a Jacinto Benavente

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The Monument to Jacinto Benavente is a monument located in the city of Madrid, the work of the sculptor Victorio Macho and reminiscent of the playwright Jacinto Benavente. It is located in the Retiro Park.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Jacinto Benavente (ES)

312 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Fuente de la Alcachofa

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Fuente de la Alcachofa

The Artichoke Fountain is a monumental fountain in Madrid (Spain) built in the last third of the eighteenth century and installed in front of the old Puerta de Atocha, from where it passed in 1880 to the Buen Retiro Gardens. There is also a bronze replica in Madrid that was placed in the Atocha roundabout in 1986.

Wikipedia: Fuente de la Alcachofa (ES)

314 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Crystal Palace

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Crystal Palace vpogarcia / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Palacio de Cristal is a 19th-century conservatory located in the Buen Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain. It is currently used for art exhibitions.

Wikipedia: Palacio de Cristal del Retiro (EN)

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Ramón de Campoamor

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Ramón de CampoamorMr. Tickle, cropped and retouched by Escarlati / CC BY-SA 4.0

The monument to Campoamor located in Madrid is located in the Retiro Park, on Avenida de Fernán Núñez.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Campoamor (ES)

158 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Benito Pérez Galdós

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Galdós or the Monument to Galdós is a sculpture in Madrid, Spain. A work by Victorio Macho, it is dedicated to Benito Pérez Galdós. It lies on the southern part of El Retiro.

Wikipedia: Monument to Galdós (Madrid) (EN)

237 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Fuente del Ángel Caído

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Fuente del Ángel Caído No machine-readable author provided. Thermos assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Fuente del Ángel Caído is a fountain located in the Buen Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain.

Wikipedia: Fuente del Ángel Caído (EN)

646 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 15: Monumento a Pío Baroja

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The monument to Pío Baroja is a Spanish sculpture dedicated to the writer Pío Baroja, which is located at the end of the Cuesta de Moyano, next to the intersection with Calle de Alfonso XII in Madrid. It is the work of the sculptor Federico Coullaut-Valera.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Pío Baroja (ES)

930 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 16: CaixaForum Madrid

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CaixaForum Madrid Luis García (Zaqarbal) / CC BY-SA 3.0

CaixaForum Madrid is a cultural center in Madrid, Spain. Located in Paseo del Prado in a former power station, it is owned by the not-for-profit banking foundation "la Caixa". The art center opened its doors in 2008 and it hosts temporary art exhibitions and cultural events.

Wikipedia: CaixaForum Madrid (EN), Website

679 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 17: El Teatro del Barrio

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The Teatro del Barrio is a theatrical and cultural space located in the Lavapiés neighbourhood of the city of Madrid. Created in December 2013, it is also an artistic, political and cultural platform.

Wikipedia: Teatro del Barrio (ES), Website

620 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 18: Teatro Nuevo Apolo

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Teatro Nuevo Apolo Luis García (Zaqarbal) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Teatro Nuevo Apolo is an entertainment venue in Madrid, Spain. It is located in the Plaza de Tirso de Molina. The owners of the Teatro Apolo that existed on calle de Alcalá until its closure in 1929 decided to build a new venue, initially named Teatro Progreso, in the Plaza del Progreso. The theatre opened on December 10, 1932 with the zarzuela, La verbena de la Paloma. It was converted to a film venue, the Cine Progreso, before its rededication to theatrical exhibitions and music entertainment of various genres, as well as dance and comedy.

Wikipedia: Teatro Nuevo Apolo (EN), Website

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