Architecture Tour Old Madrid, from the Arabs to the Borbons, trough the Austrias

Top notch tour

Our tour with Emilio was even better than we had hoped, and we have high standards. Emilio’s knowledge of history (which is what we were most interested in) was extremely thorough and he wove together the clear connections between the history of the city and the architecture around us. Some tour guides deliver facts in a way that can be hard to follow, but Emilio’s sequencing of events flowed seamlessly and coherently. Very highly recommended.

Architecture & History

If you love an interesting walk through a historic part of Madrid with a knowledgeable guide, then this tour is for you. The guide, who is an architect, gave us snippets of history that put the buildings we viewed into context. He was solicitous and kind - and we enjoyed pausing to have coffee and converse midway through the 3 hour + tour.

Madrid

Emilio’s architecture was the perfect way to get an understanding of Madrid’s history and what makes it special today. Highly recommend!

Excellent tour of Madrid

Our guide was attentive, knowledgeable and professional. Despite the heatwave and the small number in the group (4 of us) he was great in his delivery and took some great pictures of us. Thank you for giving us such great memories. I would recommend this tour.

Architecture tells the story

Very nice in-depth walk trough the historical centre. Learned more in 4 hours that I would have learned in one week. The guide is a passionate former architect who knows it stuff very well. And he didn't care about time. Excellent job.

Excellent tour

Excellent tour and overview of the history of old Madrid! The tour brought the origins of the city to life. As a first time visitor to Madrid, it was a great start to understanding the city.

A rainy experience

Despite the rainy weather, our tour guide, Emiliano provided an outstanding tour. He was professional and provided interesting information on the architectural trends Madrid has gone through.

Friendly and knowledgeable tour guide

Great tour, Emilio was friendly and knowledgeable and the tour was a good length of time taking in a range of sites around Madrid.

Great tour if you love architecture and history

Emilio was a great guide! So knowledgeable and funny. We learned a lot and highly recommend the tour. It’s not often you get a personal architecture tour from a professional architect and lifelong resident.

Digging Deep into the history! Amazing

Very interesting information about Madrid ! Went to places even the locals don’t know about, digging very deep into this city’s history.

An exceptional tour for individuals and companies

There is no tour of Madrid that can compare with the experience and knowledge that Emilio offers at Architours. History, urban planning, architecture, sociology, customs... Very complete and enjoyable. Without a doubt, the best option for our company, where members from all over Spain were present who fell in love with Madrid.

Learn about the history of Madrid and Spain

Excellent guide. Very complete explanations. You learn about the history of Madrid and the history of Spain. Highly recommended

100% recomendable

Tanto a mi pareja como ami nos encantó esta experiencia tan enriquecedora y entretenida, Emilio es un gran comunicador, muy atento, hizo que todo el recorrido fuera ameno e interesante. 100% recomendable

Tour en Madrid de los Austrias

Emilio es un guía super majo que sabe muy bien de que habla y te explica todo con muchos detalles. Incluso nos ha regalado como 30 minutos más! Muy recomendable!

Paseo emocionante

Un paseo emocionante por la historia y arquitectura del Madrid de los Austrias del que aprendí mucho sobre mi ciudad natal. Emilio es un guía muy interesante y ameno y estoy deseando hacer otros tours de arquitectura con él.

Excelente tour de Madrid histórico!

Mis amigos y yo hemos disfrutado mucho del tour organizado por Emilio, un paseo muy agradable por el casco antiguo de Madrid donde puedes conocer los orígenes de la ciudad y como esta ha ido cambiando. Emilio es un excelente guía que te va pasando mucha información interesante. Muy recomendable no solo para turistas fuera de Madrid como para quien, como yo, vive en Madrid y tiene curiosidad en saber más sobre la ciudad en que vive.