City Sightseeing: Madrid Panoramic Tour

Madrid Panoramic Tour

If you’re looking for a city where you canshop till you drop, eat tapas till you pop, appreciate the world’s finest paintings and paint the town red, look no further. Madrid is for you. Thiscosmopolitan capitalbegs for exploration.

Our Madrid Panoramic Tour is theperfect way to get to know the cityfrom the comfort of our iconic bright red double-decker buses. And the views of Madrid’s top attractions are second to none. Don’t forget your camera!

There is so much to see in Madrid. Where to start? Well, if you’re an avid art ogler or a keen culture vulture, you’ll be in heaven. This cultural city is home to thefamous Golden Triangle of Art: the Prado Museum, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum.

Theoutstanding Pradois Madrid’s answer to the Louvre. Spain’s best-known museum houses a staggering collection ofSpanish and international masterpieces, from Rubens to Rembrandt and Goya to El Greco.

The Reina Sofia isone of the world’s largest modern art museums, offers an impressive array of 20th-century masterpieces. Andthe unique Thyssenhas an enormous, eclectic mix of European art. These three gems are all within easy walking distance of one another, and you’ll see them all from our brilliant bus tour.

Once you’ve got your fill of art, look out for theincredible Palacio Real? It’s the largest palace in Europe and the official Madrid residence of the Spanish Familia Real. If it’s good enough for the royals, it’s good enough for us! The palace isa whopping 135,000 m2, with 870 windows, 240 balconies, 44 staircases and over 3,400 lavishly furnished rooms.

There really is a lot to do in Madrid, isn’t there? Plaza Mayor, Spain’s biggest square, is fantastic for a stroll and a squid roll. Take a well-deserved break atEl Retiro, Madrid’s gorgeous urban park. Shopping and tasty tapas await at Madrid’s legendary thoroughfare, Gran Vía.

Would you believe there’s even an Egyptian temple? Visit theastonishing Templo de Debod, donated by the Egyptian government in the 2nd century. As you sit on our top deck, enjoying the sights, you’ll learn all about the history of these top attractions from ourfascinating audioguide.

Included in your ticket is a walking tour with one of our expert guides to help you get to know Madrid. Taking you through some of Madrid's most incredible sights, from Madrid's most famous street, Gran Vía, to its famous tourist hub, Sol, and beyond, you'll explore. Madrid's big sights and hidden gems. And you'll be able to ask your guide any questions you've got (and we're sure you'll have many!) about this fascinating city.

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Before you go

Madrid Panoramic Tour

• Starting point of the Red Route: Calle Felipe IV, 2. Please note that on Sundays, the starting point is: Alfonso XII (In front of El Casón del Buen Retiro).
• Starting point of the Green Route: Plaza de Neptuno.
• Timetable: Red Route: every day 10:00 to 19:30, Green Route: every day 11:00 to 19:00
• Frequency: every 20 minutes (red route), every 40 minutes (green route)
• Duration: 1 hour 15 mins (red route) and 1 hour (green route).
• Audio guide languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Arabic
• You can board the bus as many times as you like within the 24 hours.
• Please note this is not a hop-on hop-off service.
• Sights on the Red Route: Museo del Prado, Parque del Retiro, Puerta de Alcalá, Barrio Salamanca, Plaza de Colón, Paseo de Recoletos ( Biblioteca Nacional), Cibeles ( Ayuntamiento), Banco de España, Instituto Cervantes, Gran Vía, Plaza de Callao, Barrio de Chueca, Malasaña, Plaza de España, Calle Princesa ( Palacio de Liria), Templo de Debod, Palacio Real, Puerta de Toledo, Madrid Río, Barrio de la Latina, Tirso de Molina, Calle de Atocha, Glorieta de Carlos V y Paseo del Prado.
• Sights on the Green Route: Fuente de Neptuno, Paseo del Prado, Cibeles ( Ayuntamiento), Paseo de Recoletos, Plaza de Colón, Paseo de la Castellana, Emilio Castelar, Gregorio Marañón, Nuevos Ministerios, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Plaza de la República Argentina, Calle Serrano, Embajada Americana, Puerta de Alcalá, Sevilla, Canalejas, Carrera de San Jerónimo, Congresos de los Diputados.

Walking Tours

Gran Via y Madrid de los Austrias Walking Tour

• Departure times: every day at 12:00
• Meeting point: stop 1 (Museo del Prado)
• Main points of interest: Inicio en Felipe IV, Plaza de Cibeles, Calle de Alcalá, Calle de Gran vía, Calle Montera, Puerta del Sol, Calle Mayor, Calle Postas, Plaza Mayor, Calle Mayor, Plaza de la Villa, Calle Mayor, Plaza de la Villa, Calle del Factor, Plaza Ramales y Plaza de Oriente.
• Duration: 90 minutes (approx)

The Secrets of the Royal Palace Walking Tour

• Departure times: Monday to Saturday at 6pm.
• Meeting point: Plaza de Oriente, 8
• Duration: 90 minutes (approx)
• You need advance reservation by entering the code found in the brochure you'll receive when you board the bus.

The Paseo del Arte Walking Tour will operate from Tuesday to Saturday at 4:30pm from Stop 1

Self-guided audio tour

• You get access to a free self-guided audio tour with your ticket. Details on how to download the app this will be provided on your voucher.

Discounts

When you show your City Sightseeing card (given to you after boarding the bus and exchanging your ticket), you get

• A free tapa of jamón and a drink at La Parada Gourmet
• 10% discount on the Emociones flamenco show at Teatro Flamenco Madrid
• 10% discount on Lock & Enjoy: luggage storage
• 50% discount on E-bike and electric scooter hire at QIK Tours
• Free drink at Hard Rock Hotel
• Free coffee/infusion/lemonade at Indiscreto Brunch
• Focacceria Burpy, free drink with the purchase of an XL size focaccia

Shuttle Bus

Included in your ticket is a free shuttle bus to the City Sightseeing departure point. The bus departs every day at 10:00 from the tourist bus stop at the Temple of Debod, opposite Calle Ferraz, 22.

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the chosen travel date.