Rooftop & Madrid by Night: private walking tour · 2 hours

We go up to a rooftop on Plaza de España — the Riu 360º or the Ginkgo at the VP — at the exact hour the sun sets over Madrid, then come down to walk the centre once it is lit. The start time changes with the season, because sunset is what sets it. Private for your group, on your date and at your pace. One price for the whole group.

  • Sunset from the Riu 360º or the Ginkgo at VP Plaza de España
  • The lit centre on foot: a different city once the lights come on
  • Private for your group, one fixed price, not per person
Included

What is included

  • A private guide for the whole walk, just for your group.
  • The rooftop and the night walk, timed so that sunset catches you up there.
  • Tips from someone who lives here: where to eat or have a drink afterwards.
Not included

What is not included

  • Viewpoint entry and drinks on the rooftop: paid on the spot. The Riu 360º charges entry to the viewing deck; the Ginkgo is free to enter and you pay for what you order.
  • Entry tickets to monuments: this is a street walk; we do not go inside paid buildings.
  • Transport: this is a walking tour. Taxi or metro to the meeting point is on you.
  • Tips: not compulsory.
Duration2 Hours
Bring along
  • Comfortable shoes: cobbles and slopes the whole way.
  • 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

  • The start time changes with the season, because it follows the sunset. The calendar shows the exact time for the date you pick: 6 pm in winter, 7 pm in September and the first half of October, 8 pm in spring and 9 pm in summer.
  • The rooftop is the Riu 360º or the Ginkgo at VP Plaza de España, depending on availability that day. We confirm which one in writing when you book.
  • Private: the tour is just for your group, on your date and at your pace.
  • One price for the group: the rate covers the whole group, not per person. Pick the category for your group size.
  • Meeting point: agreed with you and confirmed in writing when you book.
  • Groups over 12 people: write to us and we will confirm subject to availability.

Further information

Rooftop & Madrid by Night

Madrid has two faces and the second one starts when the sun goes down.

This walk is built around one specific moment: going up to a rooftop on Plaza de España — the Riu 360º or the Ginkgo at the VP — just as the sky turns orange over the roofs, then coming down to walk the centre with the façades already lit. That is why the start time is not always the same — it moves with the season, following the sunset. Private for your group, on your date and at your pace.

What you see

  • Sunset from above: the rooftops, the towers and the sierra in the distance on clear days.
  • The centre lit up: the same streets as by day, and a different thing at night.
  • How the city changes shift: who fills the squares at eight and who at eleven.

Who it works for

It suits people who arrive with the day already under way and want something for the evening, couples, and anyone who has done the centre by day and wants to see it in another light. It also works as the start of a night out: it ends in good time for dinner.

Good to know: in summer you set off at nine and there is still light; in winter at six, and night falls during the walk, which is when the change is best seen.

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€220.00
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