NOT BORING Madrid Walking Tour 🐴🤴🏻

Let me take you on MY historical walking tour of Madrid! Sprawling plazas, historic restaurants, grand palaces, hidden corners, dark stories of missing bodies and shocking tales of Spanish Inquisition - the history of the Spanish capital has it all. So grab a cup of coffee or glass of vermouth and... Venga, let’s go! 🥝

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History is my second love, after food. And in fact, sometimes I think it might be my first love!

When I moved to Madrid I fell in love with the city's history. While the Spanish capital may not be the oldest city in Europe, it was much older than New Zealand! And it was full of so many wonderful stories of intrigue, had been the home of so many fascinating people, and the centre of so many dramatic events in Spanish history.

So in this walking tour - which is based on the tour I designed when I designed Devour Tours' most popular Tapas, Taverns & History Tour - I take you through the history of Madrid, starting at the beginning and right up to the civil war.

Here are the places we stop:

1. Plaza de Oriente: Location of Madrid's royal palace and the spot where the city was founded!

2. Plaza de Ramales: Where Spain's most famous painter - Diego de Velazquez - may be buried!

3. Calle del Factor: Gorgeous views of the cathedral, the Royal Palace and the Casa del Campo (the old royal hunting grounds, now an enormous public park).

4. Calle de la Almudena: The admittedly not so impressive remains of an old church. But I love the statue of the Curios Neighbour, and also knowing that this was the former location of a mosque.

5. Calle de San Nicolás: Love this little hidden corner with Madrid's oldest standing church from the 12th century (and which potentially is the site of a former mosque

6. Plaza de la Villa: Once the most important square in the city!

7. Calle del Codo: Love this tiny little hidden street - also the location of the famous cookie nuns!

8. Plaza Puerta Cerrada: Right at the top of Calle Cava Baja (tapas heaven!), and where the famous motto of Madrid can be read on the walls - "Over water my walls of fire are built."

9. Plaza Mayor: The city's main historic square - site of inquisition trials, bull fights, fires and the Christmas market.

10. Puerta del Sol: The people's square! Home of protests, uprisings and New Year's Eve celebrations!

11. Casa del Abuelo: Amazing garlic prawns, cooked right before your eyes!

12. Plaza Santa Ana: A gorgeous square surrounded by cafes and bars, and with my favourite statue in Madrid of Federico García Lorca.

13. Calle Lope de Vega: The final resting place (we think!) of Spain's most famous author - Miguel de Cervantes (author of Don Quixote)

WHO ARE WE? 🥝
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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!

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[dioramandiecast]

I hope this was "Part 1" of many more videos like this to come.

[spainrevealed]

Hola Spain lovers! I loved making this video. And I realised I would love to make more history-focused videos (as well as food). Would you guys be into that? Let me know with a comment below! 👇🏽Thanks!

[Franked]

James this is by far one of my favorite videos, I love how you showed history with a different view. I really hope this inspires you to do more videos like this and we get to enjoy them as well. Thank you!

[robertm]

Wow! I love history too, loved the way you energized the stories, so professionally done. I think you should have a traveling history segment channel. I'm impressed with the quality, editing and energy you conveyed while telling the story. You're a natural at this, honestly, if I had seen this video for the first time not knowing it was from you. I would've though it was done by BBC or the history channel. Wow, I can't say enough, I was blown away, kudos to you! Keep up the good work. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and Yoli.

[maryrenu]

No sabes lo feliz que me haces con estos vídeos, yo nací en Madrid pero vine a este país con 12 años con mis padres y hermanos como buena Madrileña siempre digo De Madrid al cielo que por muchos años que lleve fuera de mi querido Madrid siempre lo llevo en mi corazón y lo añoro cada día más.Saludos

[smileitsme]

This is my favourite video you have made so far!! Madrid’s history is so dynamic and intriguing...please do more!

[begopardo]

Un video precioso y muy interesante! Siempre hablas de Madrid (y de españa en general) con mucho cariño, es un gusto que una persona de otro país hable de esta manera de el tuyo. Un beso grande a ti y a Yoli ❤️🇪🇦

[goodboybuddy]

You succeeded where so many have failed. Great job. The fast pace which is sometimes too much for food is perfect for reviewing historic sights. Loved it.

[blanksandthepanks]

I’m spanish from Palma de Mallorca (you should go) and I’m living in Australia and I can say Spain is so different and much better the culture the food people omg miss it so much 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[micasteer]

My favourite city in the world. Just amazingly gorgeous. Thank you. Feliz Novidade 🎄❄⛄🎅🎄❄⛄🎅

[silviadelgado]

I really like that, , please again.. I am from France but a loveee Spain mostly Andalusia, we have 2 things in common, the food and the history, , please don't hesitate to do that again.... Thks to you and yolly...

[aestheticsbyjasmine]

This may just be my favourite channel on YouTube ever 👏🏽 found channel the other day and I’m
Now binge watching 👍🏽 🇪🇸

[ElComentarioIrreverente]

What a great video Kiwi! Food, culture & history are all connected! I read the ones that tried to correct you but, who cares? You did it with a lot of passion & honesty; I felt that you were talking to me!!! Next time, I won’t be taking the Madrid Bus Tour! 🍷🧀🍷🧀🍷🧀🍷🧀🍷🧀🍷🧀🍷🧀

[adessaheikkinen]

Now in lockdown time it was so nice to get this experience of spain at own sofa. So happy of that! Spain is my favourite travel destination.

[manuellemos]

For me Madrid is the jewell in Spain. I was absolutelly surprised by this amazing, elegant, vibrant and city, . Id like to live in Madrid one or two years.

[sleepyzzz]

My two favorite things are good food and history. This was an awesome video. Gracias!

[balonquesto]

The best channel to see what Spain is like without being there is yours.
Thanks for your videos!

[johnblick]

Great video guys. The info was a great follow up to our time with you in Madrid. Yoly your camerawork was exceptional. Very smooth and well composed.

[chadmccanless]

Wonderful video! Thank you so much. One of these days I hope to visit Spain.

[angelcarlile]

This inspires me to go back to Madrid!
I loved this city so much and didn't realize how much history I missed out on learning! Maybe you'll be doing these kind of tours when I'm there again!