Madrid Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

Explore Madrid with a self-guided full-city walking tour via mobile audio guide app, available 24/7 and yours with no expiry.

Getting started

Start by downloading the DareMapp mobile app on your device. Once your booking is confirmed, enter the reference code shown on your ticket to unlock your self-guided walking tour via mobile app. From there, choose any of the 7 walking routes in Madrid and head out whenever you like, since there is no live tour guide or fixed start time.

What to expect

Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol and Gran Vía routes

These central routes guide you through some of Madrid’s most emblematic streets and squares. You decide the sequence, choosing when to focus on Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Gran Vía, or nearby stops.

Features

• Along Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, and Gran Vía, you follow app-based directions that reveal the stories behind these iconic areas as you walk, creating a full walking tour of Madrid through your phone.
• A built-in audio guide in 6 languages, covering Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Italian, and German, lets each traveler listen in their preferred language.
• Self-paced exploration is built in, so you go at your own pace, choose the stops, and decide when to see them, without having to follow a group schedule.
• In the app, you receive food recommendations near these routes, helping you pick places to eat between stops.
• The in-app option to purchase attraction tickets means you can secure entry to selected spaces around these areas directly from your mobile while you walk.

El Retiro route

This route focuses on El Retiro, guiding you through one of Madrid’s highly rated green spaces and its surrounding attractions, which you can reach on foot using the app’s directions.

Features

• Audio commentary for El Retiro is delivered through the same self-guided walking tour via mobile app, so you move freely around the park while listening to context about what you see.
• Because availability is 24/7, year-round, you can choose to explore El Retiro early in the morning, during the day, or in the evening, depending on your schedule.
• The app’s self-paced exploration format lets you pause the route to rest or detour, then resume the commentary exactly where you left off.
• Food recommendations in the app appear around El Retiro as well, so you can plan a snack or meal nearby without leaving the experience.

Prado Museum route

This route leads you through the surroundings of the Prado Museum and associated points of interest, with guidance tailored to exploring this key cultural area on foot.

Features

• Audio content for the Prado Museum area plays through the mobile audio guide as you follow the indicated path, helping you understand the setting around one of Madrid’s most renowned museums.
• If you wish to visit interiors in this zone, you can use the in-app option to purchase attraction tickets directly in the app, keeping everything in one place.
• Since tour access has no expiry, you can listen whenever you want after the visit and return to the Prado Museum route on another day without rebooking.
• The 7 walking routes, including the Prado Museum, El Retiro, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, and Gran Vía, all remain unlocked in your profile, ready to use whenever you come back to Madrid.

Wrapping up

Once you have finished any route, simply exit the app or switch to another of the 7 walking routes, as your tour access never expires and you can revisit Madrid’s highlights on future days or trips.