Retiro Park, Fountains And Gardens

El Retiro Madrid: Secrets and Legends Free Tour

★ 9.6 16 reviews on GuruWalk

Free pay what you want

Booked on GuruWalk, run by a local guide

Takes you to the guide's GuruWalk page, where a free place is reserved directly. Nothing is paid here, and nothing is paid there either: the tip is handed to the guide in person once the walk ends.

Duration: 2 hours 45 minutes
Language: English
Meeting point: Meets inside Retiro Park, at the Puerta de Felipe IV gate.
What it costs: Free, pay what you want

Overview

Most people wander Retiro with a map and miss half of what is there. This walk takes 2 hours 45 minutes to slow that down. El Retiro Madrid: Secrets and Legends Free Tour appears on freetour.com, where it holds a 9.6 rating from 16 reviews, scored on a scale of 10, unlike the out-of-5 ratings used for other walks here. Fountains, gardens and the tales attached to them fill the route. A spot costs nothing to reserve, and you pay the guide only what you choose at the end.

What The Walk Covers

Retiro began as royal ground, off limits to the people of Madrid, and that past shapes nearly every corner of the park. The guide leans into the secrets and legends of the title rather than a checklist of monuments, so the fountains and the gardens arrive wrapped in stories. Exact routes vary with each guide.

Reserving A Spot And Tipping

Reserving costs nothing, as with every walk on this site, and the model is pay what you want. You claim a free spot through freetour.com, show up at the Puerta de Felipe IV gate, and pay nothing up front. Once the 2 hours 45 minutes finish, an optional tip to the guide is the only money that changes hands. The listing is run by an independent local guide, and the whole walk runs in English.

What To Know Before Reserving A Walk

What language does the guide speak?

English throughout. The freetour.com listing states the walk is conducted in English, so the fountains, the gardens and the legends are all explained in that language, and no translation of any kind falls on you.

Do I pay anything to join?

No. Booking your place on freetour.com is free, and joining the walk is free. Your only possible payment is a tip to the guide at the end, in cash, at whatever amount you feel the 2 hours 45 minutes earned. There is no other charge.