Madrid Ghosts and Legends Evening Walking Tour
Delve into Madrid’s dark and disturbing side on this spine-chilling ghosts and legends city walking tour. Meet your ghost-expert guide in the early evening, and as the shadows lengthen, roam the Spanish capital’s squares, streets and hidden corners to learn about the mysterious hauntings and horrors that lurk there. Feel your blood curdle over the gruesome executions once staged at Plaza Mayor; learn about the rooftop ghost at the eerie House of the Seven Chimneys; and unearth a host of ghostly tales and macabre mysteries at a string of sinister sites.
Meet your ghostly-minded guide near Plaza Mayor in the early evening and put on the supplied wireless earphones to help you clearly hear the tour commentary along the way.
Then, as the sun sets, begin your spook-filled walking tour. With its long and violent past, the Spanish capital is steeped in ghoulish lore and legend, making it an ideal hunting ground for historical horror buffs.
Walk around Plaza Mayor and hear about the harrowing public executions held here during the Spanish Inquisition in the 17th century, when heretics were burnt at the stake and garrotted in front of baying crowds. Hear, too, about the slaughterhouse that once stood here and the rumored hauntings that swirled around the square in the 19th century.
Suitably spooked, wander through the darkening Plaza de la Provincia and nearby streets as your guide regales you with more tales of ghosts, macabre events and paranormal happenings.
Make your way to Puerta del Sol, and feel your blood run cold as you hear about the long-dead prisoners said to roam the city’s former Royal Customs House.
Then, discover the site of probably Madrid’s best-known ghost story, the mysterious House of the Seven Chimneys (Casa de las Siete Chimeneas). Admire this disarmingly pretty 16th-century building as your guide reveals its scary secret: the legend of the tragic lover of King Philip II. Imprisoned and discarded here by the king, the woman plunged a dagger into her heart, leaving her lovelorn spirit to walk across the chimney-studded roof on moonlit nights.
Next, head for the Paseo de Recoletos and hear tales of the ghost that haunts Linares Palace (Palacio de Linares). Listen spellbound as your guide recounts how the cries of a murdered royal little girl for her long-lost mother can still be heard in its opulent rooms.
After roughly two hours of spine-chilling strolling, your tour concludes at the Plaza de la Independencia.
