Madrid Cycling Tour

Mount  your bicycle for a fun and interesting way to see the sights of Madrid!

You have two options to choose from on this tour, you can choose the Urban Route and see the sights and sounds of the city or you can kick back and enjoy the country side on the Country route.

Urban Route
You will see the following sights:

• Mayor Street
• Habsburg's Madrid
• Almudena Cathedral
• Royal Palace
• Templo de Debod
• Plaza de Espana
• Plaza mayor
• Las Letras Quarter
• Retiro Park
• Puerta de Alcala

Country Route
You will see the following sights:

• Mayor Street
• Habsburg's Madrid
• Almudena Cathedral
• Royal Palace
• Templo de Debod
• Plaza de Espana
• Casa Campo

Return to Mayor street in the heart of Madrid. Plaza Mayor is full of shops and alfresco cafes, the perfect place to relax at the end of your tour.

Schedule Details Departs: Daily Departure Point: Tour departs from Mayor Street, 78 near Plaza Mayor. Closest Metro station: Sol Departure Time:

• 11:00am
• 4:00pm

Return details: Tour concludes at original point of departure Itinerary: Urban Route
Leaving Mayor Street in the heart of Habsburg Madrid, you will first head to the Almudena Cathedral. The Cathedral was completed in 1992 after more than 110 years of construction. Although the church is relatively new, this spot has been a place of worship since the city's earliest settlement.

The Palacio Real or Royal Palace, was the brainchild of Felipe V, the first of the Bourbon Kings. His plan was to build an architectural masterpiece to rival its European counterparts. What you now see is an Italianate baroque colossus boasting around 2800 rooms. It is still used for official receptions, however the current King does not reside in the Palace. You will also see the beautiful Sabatini gardens in honor of Francesco Sabatini, an Italian architect who worked a great deal on the Royal Palace.

See the amazing Templo de Debod, a 4th Century-BC Egyptian temple which was saved from the rising waters of Lake Nasser and sent block by block to Spain in 1970.

Ride through the famous Plaza de Espana where you will see a statue of Spanish writer, Cervantes. At the writer's feet is a bronze of his most well known characters, Don Quijote and Sancho Panza.

Plaza Mayor was formerly a center for Royal festivities and Bull fighting, the square was burnt to the ground in 1790 but, was subsequently resurrected. Today the square is lined with shops and alfresco cafes.

Ride through Las Letras Quarter, which literally means Literature district. This area is known for being a hub for Spain's writers, artists and musicians. Many of them lived in and frequented the area, such as Cervantes, Gongora and Quevedo.

Retiro Park is a large park situated behind the Prado museum and is very popular with the locals. There is a large lake in the centre often used for boating.

See the famous Puerta de Alcala, a gate built to celebrate the arrival of Carlos III in 1769 before arriving back at Mayor street where your tour concludes.

Country Route

You will visit the same sights as the Urban route up until Plaza de Espana and then head to Casa Campo, a large park west of Madrid. The park was formerly a royal hunting estate and now contains an amusement park as well as the Madrid Zoo. There will be time to stop and relax before returning to Mayor street where your journey began.

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