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Crimes and Legends of Habsburg Madrid
The Court Prison and its protagonists' escapes bring Habsburg authority into the history of justice and punishment.
Kings, Court and Power in Madrid: audio walks
Who ran Madrid, and what did its kings, favourites and ministers leave behind in the streets?
4 walks with different starting points and stories. Compare their maps, stops and duration, then choose where to begin.
Explore these walksKings, favourites and ministers left decisions in Madrid that can still be located in the street. This theme follows court and power through different walks, with attention to their effects on the city. The routes put palaces and squares alongside people who ruled, negotiated or tried to find a place around them.
In “Crimes and Legends of Habsburg Madrid”: The Court Prison and its protagonists' escapes bring Habsburg authority into the history of justice and punishment.
In “The Descalzas and San Ginés”: A hundred paces from Sol, streets almost nobody looks at twice.
In “The Royal Palace and the Opera”: In the Plaza de Oriente, there are the stone kings who came down from the cornice and a bronze horse that, so they said in Florence, couldn't possibly stand up; in the Plaza de Ramales, the church where Velázquez was buried and where no one has ever found him again.
Choose from 4 independent walks in Madrid. Open the one that interests you to see its map, stops and approximate duration before deciding. You don't need to do them all or follow this selection's order; each walk has its own starting and finishing points.
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The Descalzas and San Ginés: Hidden Madrid
A hundred paces from Sol, streets almost nobody looks at twice.
The Royal Palace and the Opera
In the Plaza de Oriente, there are the stone kings who came down from the cornice and a bronze horse that, so they said in Florence, couldn't possibly stand up; in the Plaza de Ramales, the church where Velázquez was buried and where no one has ever found him again.
The Paseo del Prado: from Cibeles to the Retiro
You start at the Palacio de Linares and its legend, which is younger than many of the people who tell it, and at Cibeles, who belonged to Atlético before she belonged to Real Madrid.
Madrid, before you go
Madrid makes sense square by square. Leave room for a terrace, an unexpected slope and a proper break when the sunshine gets strong.
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