Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #7 in Madrid, Spain

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.8 km
Ascend 217 m
Descend 145 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: Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida

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Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida

The Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida is a Neoclassical chapel in central Madrid. The chapel is best known for its ceiling and dome frescoes by Francisco Goya. It is also his final burial place.

Wikipedia: Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida (EN)

870 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: La Rosaleda

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The Rose Garden of the Parque del Oeste also more formally referred to as the Jardín de Ramón Ortíz, Rosaleda de Madrid is a 32,000 m² rose garden located in the Parque del Oeste in the city of Madrid, Spain.

Wikipedia: Rosaleda del parque del Oeste (ES)

346 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Monumento a la Infanta Isabel

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Monumento a la Infanta Isabel

Infanta Isabel of Spain was the oldest daughter of Queen Isabella II of Spain and her husband Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz. She was the heiress presumptive to the Spanish throne from 1851 to 1857 and from 1874 to 1880. She was given the title Princess of Asturias, which is reserved for the heir to the Spanish crown. In 1868, she married Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti, a son of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. Gaetan committed suicide three years later.

Wikipedia: Infanta Isabel, Countess of Girgenti (EN), Website

533 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Fuente Juan de Villanueva

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Fuente Juan de Villanueva Luis García / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Juan de Villanueva Fountain is a monumental fountain in Madrid that is currently located in the Parque del Oeste, between Paseo de Camoens and Calle de Francisco y Jacinto Alcántara. From its inauguration in 1952 until 1995, it was located in the San Vicente roundabout. Due to its shape or its previous location, it has also been called the fountain of Príncipe Pío or "ace of cups".

Wikipedia: Fuente de Juan de Villanueva (ES)

132 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: A los 62 militares caídos del YAK-42

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A los 62 militares caídos del YAK-42 Perry Hoppe / GFDL 1.2

Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 4230 was a chartered international passenger flight, a Yakovlev Yak-42D operated by Ukrainian UM Airlines, which crashed in 2003.

Wikipedia: Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 4230 (EN)

75 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Monumento a Eugenio María de Hostos

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Monumento a Eugenio María de Hostos

Eugenio María de Hostos y de Bonilla, known as El Gran Ciudadano de las Américas, was a Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, novelist, and Puerto Rican independence advocate.

Wikipedia: Eugenio María de Hostos (EN), Website

79 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Monumento a Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo

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Monumento a Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo Eugenio Espejo / Fair use

Francisco Javier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo was a medical pioneer, writer and lawyer of criollo origin in colonial Ecuador. Although he was a notable scientist and writer, he stands out as a polemicist who inspired the separatist movement in Quito. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in colonial Ecuador. He was Quito's first journalist and hygienist.

Wikipedia: Eugenio Espejo (EN), Website

850 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 8: Monumento a José Gervasio Artigas

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Monumento a José Gervasio Artigas

José Gervasio Artigas Arnal was a soldier and statesman who is regarded as a national hero in Uruguay and the father of Uruguayan nationhood.

Wikipedia: José Gervasio Artigas (EN), Website

646 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 9: Arco de la Victoria

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Arco de la VictoriaXauxa Håkan Svensson / CC BY-SA 3.0

Arco de la Victoria is a triumphal arch built in the Moncloa district of Madrid, Spain. The 49-m high arch was constructed at the behest of Francisco Franco to commemorate the victory of Francoist troops in the 1936 Battle of Ciudad Universitaria, part of the Spanish Civil War.

Wikipedia: Arco de la Victoria (EN)

1250 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 10: Monumento a la Hispanidad

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A la Hispanidad or the Monument to Hispanidad is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. The sculptural group is an allegory of the "meeting" of two civilizations.

Wikipedia: Monument to Hispanidad (Madrid) (EN)

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