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Curious to know more about Madrid’s history? Join a local history expert on an insightful tour that will show you a side of the city that can’t be found in any book. This experience will open your eyes to the past and origins of Madrid from a local perspective as you learn about the insights of Spanish history.

Destination

Madrid, Spain

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Español, Deutsch, Italiano

Included

• Private Guide
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 7 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at On the steps of Cinema Callao - Madrid to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. the insights of Spanish history

   Your history tour in Madrid will focus on the insights of Spanish history. Learn the impacts, insights and hear stories related to this historic event from your knowledgeable host. Discover the city as you retrace history and go in-depth on the effects this part of history has on Madrid

4. Historical Highlights

   Check out main landmarks related to the theme of your history tour and connect their relevance through fantastic stories and facts from your expert local host

5. Hidden Treasures

   During your tour, you’ll also uncover hidden gems that will show you a different perspective of history as you know it, something you can’t easily find in a history book!

6. Storytelling Journey

   As you discover the historical side of Madrid, you’ll be able to go back in time thanks to the amazing stories and storytelling skills of your local host. Feel free to ask any questions and feel as if you are relieving history in the present time

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Kate🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Beatriz)

28 May 2025

We had a brilliant history walking tour with Beatriz! She kept us captivated for 3 hours on a very warm Monday evening, both us parents and our 16 and 13 year olds. She brought a wide range of Madrid's history to life - using different spots around the city as starting points for fascinating insights and vignettes that left us all feeling we understood Madrid and Spain much better. She was particularly brilliant and engaging our teenagers in conversation, and showing the contemporary relevance of what she was telling us. Highly recommend. Brilliantly entertaining Madrid tour

Marianna🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Beatriz)

26 May 2025

Beatriz is great fun, very informative and loves history. We spent the morning wandering the beautiful old streets of Madrid and she brought the history of the city and its inhabitants to life. I learnt lots I didn’t know and discovered places I would never have come across on my own. I highly recommend Beatriz and her English is excellent.Madrid’s history off the beaten track

Sarthak🇺🇸 United States

(About local Beatriz)

18 May 2025

Beatriz was wonderful! We booked a tour with her on the first night of our trip in Madrid, and it was an excellent introduction to the city. She was very personable, knowledgable, and engaging. As history nerds, we had a lot of questions for her, and she answered all of them with really interesting insights. I highly recommend doing a tour with Beatriz - it's absolutely worth your time and money.Fantastic experience!

zjsk75kc7s🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Beatriz)

13 April 2025

El tiempo no fue el normal en Madrid debido a la lluvia pero Beatriz hizo lo mejor de la visita y nos entretuvo excelentemente a pesar del temporalUna visita excelente

Pavel🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Julio César)

13 April 2025

Julio gave us a wonderful tour around Madrid. He is a great guide - knowledgeable, entertaining and resourceful. Julio has so much information about history, cultural and everyday life of Madrid but he managed to keep it entertaining with the right amount of facts and dates. We definitely recommend Julio if you want to get a first hand experience of Madrid.Amazing tour of Madrid

Frances🇺🇸 United States

(About local Víctor)

8 April 2025

My husband and I had a lovely time walking around the Madrid and learning the history of the buildings we were seeing. We also enjoyed sitting down with them and having a glass of cava and some jamon. A very enjoyable morning, thank you, Victor.Talking with Victor

Diana

(About local Julio César)

18 March 2025

We had a fantastic time on our tour with Julio. He is very friendly, energetic, and knowledgeable. He gave us a great overview of the city, an we learned a lot about history. He pointed out many hidden gems in the city that we would otherwise not have noticed had we only used a book as our guide. He gave us many suggestions for other parts of the city to explore on our own. Our teenage son also had a great time. Wonderful, energetic tour with Julio

susanne

(About local Patricia )

16 March 2025

David

(About local Beatriz)

15 January 2025

Great couple of hours with Beatriz. Walking dictionary of Spanish history. Love learning about the Islamic component of Spanish culture. She is a better teacher than we are students. Will try to finish all the homework she set - lots more little places to explore in Madrid before we head home.

a.ruenes

(About local Beatriz)

31 December 2024

We were a group of 8 who were interested in learning about the Spanish Civil War. We spent 3 hours with Beatriz on a lovely, sunny afternoon in Ciudad Universitaria. We all agreed she was the perfect guide for us. She was knowledgeable, charming and just so pleasant to be with. I cannot recommend her any more highly to any person with an interest in history, or any other topic she explores. It was unanimous

Rodney🇺🇸 United States

(About local Víctor)

9 November 2024

We had a great time with Victor. He is incredibly knowledgeable about many subjects and particularly about the history of Madrid and Spain. Madrid history

Lourdes🇲🇽 Mexico

(About local Mateo )

4 November 2024

Vicki🇺🇸 United States

(About local Víctor)

27 October 2024

Victor is a very interesting person and we enjoyed our day with him. However, we did feel that the History of Madrid could have been more thoroughly related. Not the tour we expected

Mark🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carmen)

9 October 2024

Spent the morning exploring the barrios of Madrid with Carmen taking us to places we would not have experienced. Carmen’s English is good but she does have a thick accent so you have to listen carefully. We would recommend this tour.Excellent overview of Madrid neighborhoods

Luke

(About local Carmen)

29 September 2024

A fantastic tour of Madrid, Carmen is great and very knowledgeable.A great tour of Madrid

Larry🇺🇸 United States

(About local Beatriz)

11 September 2024

Excellent tour from a friendly and engaging guide. Clearly Beatriz is an expert on the history of Madrid, and is well acquainted with Spanish and European history. We toured many sites and viewpoints. I had already visited One or two, and she expertly modified our route in the moment. She offered some ideas for eating. Highly recommended. Informative, Engaging Tour. Recommended

Rosie🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Patricia )

3 April 2024

Patricia gave a tour of Madrid mixed with her own experiences, which made for a very authentic tour. She really tailored it to our interests and the 3 hours flew by! We’d highly recommend. Engaging and authentic tour

George🇺🇸 United States

(About local Víctor)

6 December 2023

Víctor is very knowledgeable and offered a great deal of wisdom of Madrid and all the sites he showed us throughout the city. He pointed out things and brought us to places we never would have noticed or seen on our own. He is passionate about history and ensuring we left his company with a greater understanding of the history of this area. Great walking tour of Madrid

Thomas🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Beatriz)

22 October 2023

Very competent and friendly tour of the city center, with plenty of space for individual interests. It was a very nice and interesting tour. Many thanks for that!Many thanks for an interesting tour.

Samira 🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Patricia )

19 October 2023

Patricia war eine hervorragende Stadtführerin in Madrid. Sie hat uns nicht nur zu den touristischen Hotspots geführt, sondern auch versteckte Schätze der Stadt gezeigt. Ihre leidenschaftliche Erzählweise über die Geschichte Madrids hat unsere Tour besonders bereichert. Wir sind sehr dankbar für diese unvergessliche Erfahrung! Samira und Familie Hervorragende Stadtführung

Noelle🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Patricia )

8 October 2023

We were very pleased with Patricia’s knowledge and ability to adapt when she learned we had already been in the city 4 days. Showed us things we would never have known to look for and relayed lots of Madrid/Spanish history interspersed with her own experiences. Very authentic and informative. Knowledgeable Guide

Galena

(About local Mateo )

17 September 2023

Mateo is very easy to be around. Very friendly and knowledgeable. He showed us old historic Madrid with very interesting history facts about it. We had a lovely lunch in local tapas place, and he recommended a great local places for dinner. We had a great time! Thank you Mateo!Extremely pleasant experience!

Ruben🇲🇽 Mexico

(About local Víctor)

3 July 2023

Una experiencia espectacular. Sin duda como estar con un amigo de toda la vida. El tiempo se fue volando y nosotros disfrutamos y aprendimos al máximo. El algún momento se tornó en un tour gastronómico lo cual nos hizo aún más felices. Salud!El mejor

Ronen🇮🇱 Israel

(About local Víctor)

18 February 2023

Victor was very friendly.has a lot of knowledge for the history and for Madrid art. He guided us off the Ruth spots of Madrid with interesting stories and lovely taps and wine places Excellent experience

Luc🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Víctor)

18 September 2022

On the the 13th of September I did have a tour with Víctor. I think Víctor is very knowledgeable about the city of Madrid. He is able to explain in a way which is very good to understand. I have learned so many new things about this wonderful city. What I like most is Víctors passion for history and art! Definitely recommended if you're into history, architecture and art. Madrid and history from within

Kristie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Elena)

29 July 2022

Elena is wonderful. She’s smart, kind, thoughtful and full of history. Do not hesitate to book with her. Book with Elena!

Lucy🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Beatriz)

19 February 2020

Beatriz was a fantastic guide. Her knowledge of History is very comprehensive and she had lots of great stories to bring it to life. Thank you Beatriz!Excellent tour guide

Holly🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Beatriz)

18 February 2020

Beatriz was engaging and knowledgeable with excellent English. As a history teacher, she had all the information to deal with our follow-up questions. We really enjoy tours which give historical context and this was just right for us. Thank you so much for a delightful tour! Excellent guide

al 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Beatriz)

27 January 2020

Beatriz gave my 18yr old daughter and I a fantastic overview of history ( Spanish and Madrid-ish ). She was able to explain from centuries past to present in clear ways that kept us engaged. As we walked from location to location, she answered our many detailed questions about modern Spain with ease. As a history teacher, her grasp of the facts was not in question; she was able to transfer those facts in a way that helped us learn more about Spain. HISTORY AT A GLANCE

Gonzalo🇲🇽 Mexico

(About local Beatriz)

27 December 2019

El día de ayer pasamos un día sensacional con Beatriz aprendiendo de historia contemporánea y la Guerra Civil Española, fue épico. Beatriz es entretenida y como historiadora y educadora utilizó todo lo que tuvo a sus manos para hacer de ayer una experiencia única. Nuestro hijo de 16 años aprendió de divirtió y terminó feliz y apasionado por todo lo que vivimos. Cabe mencionar que Beatriz diseñó ad-hoc este tour para nosotros, basada en las características de nuestra familia y los temas que mencionamos eran de nuestro interés. No se pueden perder un día con Beatriz en Madrid.Historia y diversión en Madrid

Sarah🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Beatriz)

10 October 2019

Beatriz was an engaging and entertaining guide - she gave a fascinating account of Spanish history of the past 200 years, related to Madrid landmarks. I particularly liked her ability to draw parallels between various historical events occurring in different countries to illustrate common themes. Clearly passionate about her subject, I would definitely like to do a more extensive tour of the city with her in the future. Fascinating canter through Spanish History

Denise🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Beatriz)

21 September 2019

We enjoyed meeting with Beatriz very much; her obvious passion for her subject (history) and enthusiasm were infectious, and seeing the actual landmarks really made the history come alive, informing much about current affairs. As my husband said "a real find!". knowledgable and fun

stephen🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Beatriz)

8 September 2019

We booked a 90 minute walking tour with Beatriz. She was punctual, and gave us lots of historical and current info about Madrid. Some good recommendations for shopping and dining as well. Beatriz even ended the tour at our Metro departure station Informative and efficient guide

Mason🇺🇸 United States

(About local Beatriz)

29 July 2019

We had an amazing experience with Beatriz in Segovia. She planned the trip from Madrid train tickets and all. Beatriz elegantly explained the incredible history of Segovia and Spain. The conversation was A day in Segovia!

Julie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Beatriz)

2 July 2019

Beatriz did a great job of explaining the highlights of Spain and Madrid's history by taking us on an interesting walk through the streets of Madrid. We knew very little about Spain and her descriptions and stories really helped us understand. She is a history teacher and we learned a lot from her. We appreciated that she shared her time with us and kept us out of the hot sun as much as possible. She was excited to tell us interesting stories and information about current events as well. Overall it was a valuable history lesson/walking tour.Crash course in Spanish history

Todd🇺🇸 United States

(About local Beatriz)

2 July 2019

What a great introduction to Madrid. Our friend (and fellow teacher) Beatriz is wonderful, and extremely knowledgeable. We had a pleasant walk, and she dropped us off at a delicious restaurant. We highly recommend Beatriz and this tour. Fantastic

Edward

(About local Beatriz)

7 May 2019

Hey, I can’t say enough about Beatriz . It was great to spend time with her walking the city and getting to know it though the Lens of a political historian. I would recommend her highly.... we would really love to meet up with her next time we’re in town and maybe get to know the city better though her eyes. Thanks again for the great experience.Your an awesome host

Gordon🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Beatriz)

30 April 2019

Had a fantastic afternoon with Beatriz, she has a extremely knowledgeable about Spanish history and politics, and a rare ability to make those topics really fun and interesting. She’s warm, interesting and engaging that will make your time with her seem far too short; if you want to understand the Spanish and Madrid better; and enhance your experience here in Madrid book a tour with her.Insights of Spanish History Tour with a local

Regan

(About local Patricia )

2 June 2025

Patricia is awesome! She's knowledgeable about Spain in general and throws in interesting historical facts about anything we talked about. We saw different areas of the city and she gave us good recommendations for the rest of our stay.Lovely walk and overview of the city

Robin🇺🇸 United States

(About local Víctor)

2 June 2025

Victor was an excellent guide - extremely knowledgeable. He made the art come alive and pointed out aspects of some of the paintings that we would never have thought of on our own. We also really enjoyed the tour of the surrounding area, including the history.Our morning with Victor

Dominique🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Marianissa)

1 June 2025

We can highly recommend this food tasting tour with Marianissa as she is very competent and her choice of places ist great.Nice guide, cool places, great food

Yuval

(About local Majo)

31 May 2025

The tour with Majo with very good, she took us to see the best of the museum. Majo is very nice and have a lot of knowledge about the museum and it's arts. Guided Prado tour with Majo

Kevin

(About local Víctor)

30 May 2025

Excellent private tour with Victor and my family. We stayed on the bike path along the river so it was safe and free of cars. Victor showed us many unique sites we would never have seen on our own, many of which were as amazing as the big ones you normally go to as a tourist. Victor was a great guide who had deep knowledge of the places we visited and of Madrid in general. Highly recommend!Private tour with Victor

Clarissa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Patricia )

30 May 2025

We loved spending time with Patricia, having a couple of drinks and delicious bites as she told us a bit more about Spain and its history. She is a wonderful host. Would highly recommend. Viva España

Lou🇯🇵 Japan

(About local Beatriz)

28 May 2025

Beatriz is a highly knowledgeable guide who gave us an excellent introduction to Madrid.Excellent introduction to Madrid

DAVID

(About local Majo)

26 May 2025

Had a great time walking around a neighborhood of Madrid and tasting tapas. Majo was a fun and interesting host!Excellent food tour in Madrid

pascale🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Víctor)

24 May 2025

We did a 3-hour bike tour with Victor and truly enjoyed it. We took a very safe itinerary and could see parts of Madrid far from the main tourist areas, which is exactly what we wanted. Vincent is very knowledgeable and friendly. He gave us some nice tips and addresses too. A real must-do upon arriving in Madrid.Totally worth the experience!

Unknown

(About local Marianissa)

24 May 2025

Marianissa was the best part of visiting Madrid! So lively, open and ready to share the best places to eat. She shared wonderful stories and gave a diverse cross section of places to enjoy the treats of Madrid. She even helped us connect with a way to get back to the airport! I would book food tours with her just for the opportunity to meet up again!Wonderful Host, delightful!

Sherry

(About local Víctor)

22 May 2025

Victor was an awesome guide. We learned so much about Madrid. I would recommend him highly.10

thomas

(About local Eva)

19 May 2025

Yulia stepped up and did a great job and we can recommend Yulia not EvaEVA canceled at the last minute