Private Tapas Tour (Only your group will participate)
Description
Private guided tour of 3 traditional bars/taverns in Madrid ending in a cozy chocolate shop in Madrid. Visit Madrid with your family or friends in a private and intimate way with a private tour where only your group will participate. With an expert guide in gastronomy and history who will take you to the most classic tapas bars in old Madrid. With the guide, apart from tasting the most popular wines and tapas in the city, you will also learn about the culture of Spain. This is a tour that mixes both gastronomy and the history of the city and the country, so at the end of this private tour you will leave with more knowledge of Spanish culture. This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate.
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Itinerary
Our gastronomic tour will start at Apple Store (Puerta del Sol) at 12:30 p.m or at 7:00 p.m. I will welcome you to Madrid and I will explain a little what we are going to do during the tour.
After welcoming you at Puerta del Sol, we will go to the Autrias neighborhood, here we will stop (depending on the day) at our first gastronomic stops. You will experience the same venues that the locals go to, seeking traditional tapas such as garlic shrimp, bravas, chorizo, padron peppers etc, according to the tapas bars that you will visit on the day.
After enjoying tapas like authentic locals, we return again to Puerta del Sol. Here I am going to describe this beautiful square, I will tell you its history and some symbols that are in it.
During our gastronomic tour we will visit iconic places in the city, such as Calle Mayor, Plaza Mayor, here I will give you a brief summary of the history of the Plaza, the most important Plaza in Madrid.
After visiting the Plaza Mayor, we enter Medieval Madrid. In this area we will stop at a classic tapas bar in Madrid. In this bar, depending on the day, we will try mushrooms or a delicious squid sandwich.
After finishing our 3rd tapas bar, and on the way to our last stop, the 4th we will visit one of the most beautiful squares in Madrid. The Plaza de la Villa, here I will give you a brief and interesting summary of the square. We will also pass by the oldest restaurant in the world. Here I will tell you a brief history of the restaurant.
And to finish our gastronomic tour, we will go to one of the best churrerias in Madrid to try our churros with chocolate. This will be our 4th and last stop. We will end at Calle Arenal, 5 minutes walk from Puerta del Sol, where we started our tour.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 18 years
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Not recommended for Celiacs, vegetarians, vegans, lactose intolerant and for people with shellfish allergy and fish
- In some bars we may not be seated, we will be at the bar.
- If you do not arrive at the indicated time or do not show up, you lose the tour and it will not be refundable. Remember that this tour does not have a flexible entry time. It has a fixed departure time.
Reviews(8)
We are a group of 8 friends. We booked a private tapas tour and Carmen was our tour guide. She is very energetic and told us a lot of background stories about food, Madrid and Spain. We fully enjoyed our tour. Highly recommend a private tour.
My friends and I booked a private tapas tour of Madrid last Friday. It was our third day in Madrid, and it was raining, but the experience was well worth it. Our guide took us to several restaurants in the historic center where we sampled delicious food and drinks. I highly recommend this tour if it's your first time in Madrid because it's a very comprehensive tour where you learn about the local cuisine and its history.
Very nice experience. Carmen is an enthusiastic guide who gives a lot of tips for Madrid during the tour. The stops are always well chosen and not the typical “tourist traps”.
Carmen, our guide, made this tour very fun and engaging. It was a great mix of learning about the city's history and culture, as well as trying local food! I definitely recommend this tour to people looking for a relaxed, small-group experience where you feel like you're friends with the guide.
I booked this private tapas tour for my co-workers coming to Madrid for a convention that took place that morning. Everything went perfectly. All my colleagues (from different countries) went on tour very happy and knowing more about Madrid. The guide, Carmen, was very nice and patient. He took us to several tapas bars where we tasted his specialties, such as garlic prawns, cod croquettes, mushrooms etc, and of course chocolate with churros. It was a memorable night. I recommend this tour if you want to take your guests for tapas and want them to leave happy. WONDERFUL TAPAS TOUR
¡Hola Pol! ¡Muchas gracias por tus palabras y por tomarte el tiempo de dejarnos una reseña! Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste del tour; Yo también disfrute mucho con usted y compañeros de trabajo. Trabajamos arduamente para que así sea. ¡Será bienvenida de nuevo cuando quiera! Carmen
Carmen was a wonderful guide - knowledgeable and enthusiastic in sharing the sights and the introducing the wonderful selection of tapas. Never a dull moment with her.
¡Hola Claire! Thank you very much for your words and for taking the time to leave us a review! It was a pleasure meeting you and your family and having a great morning showing you all about the food and history of my country. We work very hard to make this happen. Welcome back anytime! Un abrazo! Carmen Renedo
Carmen was a fantastic tour guide. She combined information about Spanish history, Madrid surroundings, and food and wine seamlessly into the tour. She allowed us to ask questions and provided thoughtful, comprehensive answers. The food and drink we sampled was delicious! And as we took our tour early in our stay in Madrid, she offered several recommendations for restaurants for us to try later in our trip. I would highly recommend Carmen and this tour!
¡Hola Steve! Thank you very much for your words and for taking the time to leave us a review! It was a pleasure meeting you and your family and have a great evening show you every thing about food and history of my country. We work very hard to make this happen. Be welcome back anytime! Un abrazo! Carmen Renedo
We had a wonderful tour of Madrid and tasted foods, wines, local beer and learned so much about Madrid. Would definitely recommend!
Hola Susan Reinhold! Thank you very much for your words and for recommending our tour. It was a pleasure to meet you and be with you and your family one morning enjoying the food, culture and traditions of my city and my country. Regards Carmen
