• Plans: Five free guided tours you can do in Madrid

  • Routes: the bones hidden in the Metro and other mysteries of Madrid

On foot, almost always at night and with mystery as the common thread: these five routes reveal the rarely told stories of the capital.

From the

ghost

that roams the roof of the House of the Seven Chimneys to the

Masonic symbols

hidden on the facades of large buildings or the autos-da-fé of the

Inquisition

held in the most central squares of Madrid.

Intrigue (and fun) are served.

1. THE MADRID OF MYSTERIES

The old town of the capital houses great mysteries of history, enigmas and secrets.

This route begins at the

Plaza de Puerta Cerrada

to visit the Plaza Mayor, Plaza de la Villa, Sacramento Street, the Almudena Cathedral, the Royal Palace and the Convent of the Incarnation, among other stops.

A two-hour itinerary dotted with strange stories and legends: that of the

beheaded man,

that of the painter who disappeared in the seventeenth century, that of the knight and his lover or that of the

dragon

that appears on a shield ... Price: 10 euros .

You can book this tour here.

The Royal Palace at dusk.

2. TOUR THROUGH THE MADRID OF THE GHOSTS

Souls from bygone eras wander the streets of

Alcalá, Montera and Gran Vía

at dusk, at which point this

tour

begins

that reveals the ghostly stories of Desengaño Street, the Casa de las Siete Chimeneas or the Palacio de Linares, object of various

paranormal studies.

The route ends in Cibeles, in front of the City Hall.

Price: 10 euros.

You can book this tour here.

3. THE MADRID OF THE INQUISITION

On foot and free, this is this

free tour

that introduces participants to the secrets of the

Court of the Holy Inquisition.

It begins in the Plaza de Pontejos to continue through the Plaza Mayor and Santo Domingo until it ends at the Convent of the Incarnation and Torija Street.

During the tour, some great inquisitors will be discussed, such as

Tomás de Torquemada,

and an attempt will be made to shed some light on the great questions about the Holy Office: Was there a real witch hunt?

What types of crimes were investigated?

What kind of punishment and torture did he apply?

What was the purity of blood?

You can book this

free

tour

here.

The Plaza Mayor in Madrid.

4. THE MADRID OF THE MASONS

This route introduces us to one of the most influential secret societies in history.

Two hours through the

history of Freemasonry

in Madrid that start under the statue of Carlos III, in Puerta del Sol and that lead visitors through the secret places of illuminated and secret societies in the

Barrio de las Letras, in

addition to looking for symbols Masonic and reveal hidden secrets in emblematic places of the capital.

Once the tour is over, the participants will learn the keys to the Masons, Masonic symbology, the

occult

and secret societies.

Price: 10 euros.

You can book this tour here.

5. MADRID DE LEYENDA

In this

guided and nocturnal visit we will

discover the Madrid of Villa y Corte as well as multiple legends of old Madrid.

The two-hour walk begins next to the statue of Felipe VI in the Plaza de Oriente and takes us through the mysteries of the Royal Palace as well as the stories, legends and mysteries of emblematic places such as the Plaza de Santa Cruz,

San Ginés

or Calle del Espejo -the narrowest in Madrid, by the way-.

Price: 12 euros.

You can book this tour here.

Pasadizo de San Ginés.

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