This tour will take us through the city conceived by the monarchs of the Bourbon dynasty. With their arrival, Madrid saw many of its old, winding streets transformed, along with some of its most representative buildings and customs.

From the Plaza Mayor to the Plaza Cánovas del Castillo, some of the city’s most notable buildings can be found. We will tour Monumental Madrid through fountains, palaces, gardens, and buildings that changed the city’s appearance.

The era of the enlightened monarchs, the 18th and 19th centuries, was a time when museums, libraries, and academies were conceived, which would shape the urban and monumental layout of the city and which, to this day, continue to be an important reference point.

Route:

· Starting point: Plaza Mayor.
· Calle Mayor.
· Puerta del Sol.
· Calle de Alcalá.
· San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts.
· Circle of Fine Arts.
· Bank of Spain.
· Plaza de Cibeles.
· Post Office Building – current City Hall
· Puerta de Alcalá – Main entrance to Retiro Park
· Calle de Alfonso XII
· Casón del Buen Retiro
· Academy of Language
· Plaza de la Lealtad.
· Prado Museum.
· Thyssen Bornemisza Museum.
· Neptune Fountain – End of the tour