Barrio de las Letras El Corazón de Madrid Free Tour
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An incredible tour of the most emblematic places that will transport you to the Spanish Golden Age and you will see the places where Quevedo or Cervantes lived.
Cervantes is buried in this neighborhood. The verses of Lope and Quevedo are engraved in gold in the soil of Huertas. And the mirrors that inspired Valle-Inclán still hang in the Callejón del Gato. The Barrio de Las Letras is not a museum - it's the neighborhood where the Golden Golden Age is still alive.
In 2h 15min, our local guides take you to the literary and bohemian heart of Madrid. literary and bohemian heart of Madrid.
WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER . Corral de Comedias de la Cruz, cradle of the Spanish Golden Age Theater. . Callejón del Gato, deforming mirrors that inspired Valle-Inclán . . Parroquia de San Sebastián, where Lope de Vega is buried . . Huertas Street, verses by Cervantes, Quevedo and Lope engraved in gold on the pavement. . Convent of the Trinitarias, where the remains of Cervantes rest. . House of Lope de Vega, visit to the interior included.
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Puerta del Sol, Oso y Madroño
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