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On this walking tour, you stroll through central Madrid sparkling with Christmas lights with a guide and taste Spain's festive traditions and treats. Sample Christmas sweets at traditional turrón shops around Calle Mayor, and learn about the New Year's Eve tradition of the 12 lucky grapes at Puerta del Sol. Then enjoy churros and hot chocolate at Chocolatería 1902 and admire the Christmas lights of Gran Vía. Finish the tour at Gourmet Experience overlooking Gran Vía while tasting pintxos and more. The tour runs in a small group of up to 10 people.
Meet your guide in front of the Four Seasons Hotel Madrid to start the tour. Passing Galería Canalejas, you walk through central Madrid decorated for Christmas for about 3 hours. This is a small-group tour with up to 10 people.
Around Calle Mayor, stop by traditional turrón shops such as Casa Mira or Vicens and taste Spanish Christmas sweets like almond nougat, marzipan and Jijona turrón. At Puerta del Sol, the heart of Christmas in Madrid, see the Christmas tree shining with thousands of LED lights and try the 12 lucky grapes tradition, eating one grape for each chime at midnight on New Year's Eve.
A few minutes' walk from Sol is Chocolatería 1902, famous for churros and porras. In a place that keeps the atmosphere of old Madrid with tiled walls and warm lighting, warm up by dipping freshly fried churros into rich hot chocolate.
Walk along Gran Vía, sparkling with Christmas decorations, past the Schweppes sign and theaters of Callao. The tour ends at Gourmet Experience, the glass-walled indoor rooftop terrace of El Corte Inglés Callao. Taste pintxos, mini bocadillos, Iberian ham, croquetas and more while looking down on the Christmas lights of Gran Vía.
※ The itinerary is for reference only and may change depending on local conditions.
Meeting point :
Four Seasons Hotel Madrid
C. de Sevilla, 3, Centro, 28014 Madrid, España
Meeting point information:
Your guide will be waiting with a fan next to the Christmas tree on the building's facade. The tour ends at Gourmet Experience on the 9th floor of El Corte Inglés Callao (Pl. del Callao, 2, 9ª planta, Centro, 28013 Madrid, España).
C. de Sevilla, 3, Centro, 28014 Madrid, España