Audio tour Madrid in a day 2/3 - Madrid of the Bourbons
2 sights
- Sommario Auditour
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Sommario Auditour
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.This guide is designed as a trilogy; the first part covers the Madrid of the Austrias. In this second chapter, we explore the Madrid of the Borbones, and the third is dedicated to the Parque del Retiro.
What will we see on this tour?
We’ll start at Puerta del Sol, stroll along part of the Gran Vía, and finish at the famous Puerta de Alcalá.
A bit of historical context:
In 1701, after the War of Succession, the first Borbón king, Felipe V, arrived in Madrid straight from France. He found a city that was… let’s say, a little behind the fashion of European capitals.
Madrid was a maze of narrow, dark streets, filled with churches and sober, gloomy palaces more suited to the Middle Ages than the Renaissance. So Felipe set to work transforming the city to European tastes, building fountains, gardens, and monumental arches along the way.
During this era, some of the city’s most iconic landmarks were built: Puerta del Sol, Calle de Alcalá, Cibeles, and Parque del Retiro.
Just one quick tip before we start: Madrid is generally a safe city, but this area has plenty of pickpockets. Keep your bags and backpacks close!
Let’s get going!
- 1 Puerta del Sol
- 2 Statue of Carlos III
- 3 The bear and the strawberry tree
- 4 Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
- 5 Fourseason Hotel and BBV
- 6 Metropolis Building
- 7 Bank of Spain
- 8 Cibeles Fountain and Palace
- 9 Alcalá Gate
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Sommario Auditour
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.This guide is designed as a trilogy; the first part covers the Madrid of the Austrias. In this second chapter, we explore the Madrid of the Borbones, and the third is dedicated to the Parque del Retiro.
What will we see on this tour?
We’ll start at Puerta del Sol, stroll along part of the Gran Vía, and finish at the famous Puerta de Alcalá.
A bit of historical context:
In 1701, after the War of Succession, the first Borbón king, Felipe V, arrived in Madrid straight from France. He found a city that was… let’s say, a little behind the fashion of European capitals.
Madrid was a maze of narrow, dark streets, filled with churches and sober, gloomy palaces more suited to the Middle Ages than the Renaissance. So Felipe set to work transforming the city to European tastes, building fountains, gardens, and monumental arches along the way.
During this era, some of the city’s most iconic landmarks were built: Puerta del Sol, Calle de Alcalá, Cibeles, and Parque del Retiro.
Just one quick tip before we start: Madrid is generally a safe city, but this area has plenty of pickpockets. Keep your bags and backpacks close!
Let’s get going!
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