Madrid is made up of hundreds of versions of itself that have given rise to what it is today. Whether you have been living there your whole life or you have put it on your agenda as your next tourist destination, most of them will go unnoticed due to the usual lack of historical knowledge that we usually have. And it's not that we are calling you ignorant but, like us, you are surely clear that everyone is an expert in their own field. This is where the professionals from Madrid en Ruta come in.
Witchcraft ritual


Think for a moment: they can put a book written in Chinese in front of you. You're looking at it, you're trying to decipher it, but no matter how many times you look at it, you don't even understand the cover. Well, the same thing happens with this great city. You can be the cattiest of all (as Madrid residents from several generations ago are known) that if you don't know how to interpret the elements that make it up it will be as if you saw it rain. That is why turning to art history experts who bring us closer to the symbolism and meaning of local architecture takes us to a new dimension of knowledge.

Centennial coffins


The clearest side of Madrid is in the events of the centuries, political conflicts, monarchical dynasties and Civil War. However, there is a much darker one that these guides bring to light for you, becoming especially relevant on dates like Halloween and the commemoration of All Saints' Day when you are eager to feel the chills. They walk through you at every step.

Haunted houses and inhabitants of another dimension

This visit begins in the Plaza de la Luna and like the satellite that appears every night it takes you through a half-lit city that over time accumulates unexplained and inexplicable phenomena. Traditional ghosts star in legends that are enriched with each new testimony that claims to have witnessed voices and events that are not from this world nor can be touched with hands.

Paranormal presences


On many occasions it is these same presences that have tried to tell us what happened to them and why they remain anchored to the place where they were last alive. From the Lady of Disappointment we will take a breath to pass without fear to the House of the Seven Chimneys. Join it and you will be moved by evidence and memories of children who are no longer with us... apparently.

Witchcraft and its mark on the capital

Madrid has an important architecture of a religious nature that shows the relevance of its relationship with the divine. However, the opposite poles are as indivisible as they are necessary and as a result of those same beliefs, rites were born that worshiped the evil one.

Witches have always been present with their advice, spells and potions for love, heartbreak and less pleasant purposes even aimed at ending an enemy in the grave. For two hours from the Plaza de San Andrés your colleagues from Madrid en Ruta will tell you who they were through this visit and where they hid so as not to be singled out and condemned by members of the clergy.

Work by Goya in the Lazaro Galdiano Museum


The importance of experience and knowledge

How many times have you heard that: "who tries, repeats" but with Madrid en Ruta you will see it for yourself. It is so different to walk through the capital while one of the members of the team whispers to you and interprets each of its details that as soon as you finish a visit you will already be looking for the next one. The best thing is that there are so many possibilities that you could go out with them once a week and still have plenty of time.

Knowing what you want and expect from a cultural route is its greatest value, knowledge that is transferred in the same way to specific activities for children and complete families. And why not include a gymkhana around the city among these excursions? Your idea will become a reality with educational and original proposals. With Madrid en Ruta having leisure time is not wasting time.