Malasaña and Chueca: private walking tour · 2 hours

The two neighbourhoods the Movida came out of. Where it happened, who was there, what the bars and record shops became, and how both districts turned into the city\u2019s shopping and nightlife centre without entirely losing the plot. Private, for your party alone, on your own date and at your own pace. Closed price per group.

  • The Movida told where it actually happened, street by street
  • Two districts that changed Spanish music, film and nightlife
  • Private for your group, closed price, not per person
  • Closed price per group, not per person
Included

What's included

  • A private guide for the whole route, for your group alone.
  • Both neighbourhoods on foot, with the Movida told in the places where it happened.
  • Recommendations from someone who lives here: bars, shops and places worth coming back to at night.
Not included

What's not included

  • Admissions: this is a street-level walk; we don't go inside paid venues.
  • Transport: this is a walking tour. Taxi or metro to the meeting point is on you.
  • Food and drink.
  • Tips: not expected.
Duration2 Hours
Bring along
  • Comfortable shoes: a two-hour city walk, mostly flat.
  • Layers: Madrid sun is strong and the air moves.
  • Water: the climate is dry; we pass drinking fountains.
  • A cap and sun protection from May to September.
Important information

Before you come

  • Private: the tour runs for your group alone, on your date and at your pace. The times shown are starting points, not fixed departures.
  • Closed price per group: the rate covers the whole group, not each person. Pick the category that matches how many of you there are.
  • Access: a city walk, mostly flat. Tell us if anyone in the group has limited mobility and we adapt the route.
  • Meeting point: agreed with you, confirmed in writing when you book.
  • Groups over 12: write to us and we'll confirm subject to availability.

Further information

Malasaña and Chueca: where the Movida happened

Two neighbourhoods that changed the country, and then changed themselves.

The explosion of music, film, design and nightlife that followed the end of the dictatorship turned these streets into the loudest place in Europe for a good decade. This walk covers where it happened, who was there, what those bars and record shops became, and how both districts ended up as Madrid's shopping and nightlife centre without entirely losing the plot. Private, for your party alone, on your own date and at your own pace.

What you see

  • Malasaña: the squares and streets where it all converged, and what is left of those venues.
  • Chueca: from run-down district to one of the most recognisable places in the city, and how that happened.
  • The shops and bars: the ones still going, the ones that changed hands, and the ones that are something else behind the same facade.
  • The city it left behind: why these two neighbourhoods still set what Madrid listens to and wears.

Who it works for

It suits people who have done the monumental centre and want another layer of the city, and younger groups or anyone interested in music, film and design — which is what the route is about.

Good timing: it works particularly well in the late afternoon, when the neighbourhood wakes up and the terraces fill.

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€220.00
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