Streets of Diversity - A tour with a consciousness

Madrid, Spain
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LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
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Overview

This tour is about understanding that the world we live in, and Madrid in particular, would not be possible without the tolerance and cooperation between people with very different cultural backgrounds.

Along the way, we visit places that reflect the presence in Spain of Romans, Jewish communities, Arab kingdoms, the Church, the Spanish Civil War, Human Rights movements, painters, writers, the LGTBI community, refugees, and others.

Their interaction reveals how diversity and cooperation shaped the foundations of the society we live in today.

The tour concludes at the Prado Museum and the Royal Botanical Garden. Standing between painting and scientific illustration, art and nature, this final stop invites us to reconsider how knowledge has been observed, represented and shared over the centuries, and how these ways of seeing shape our understanding of today’s social and environmental challenges. By doing that, I hope that you will look at the world around with slightly different eyes

What's included

  • Government Fees

What to expect

  1. Puerta del Sol
    20m
    Madrid: the unlikely capital - Follow Madrid’s origins from a minor fortified outpost to an unlikely capital.
  2. Royal Palace of Madrid
    40m
    A light in the Middle Ages - Explore how the Iberian Peninsula became a crossroads of knowledge and learning that changed medieval Europe.
  3. Iglesia de San Gines
    20m
    Empire and early human rights - We will discuss the role of Spain in the colonisation of the New World and how one of the early colonists became "the protector of the Indians" and drafted the first Humanitarian laws of the Americas.
  4. Real Casa de Correos
    20m
    A nation at war - Understand how the Spanish Civil War transformed Madrid, leaving deep marks on its people and its memory. We will talk about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  5. Plaza De Santa Ana
    30m
    Art, exile, and resistance - Discover how artists responded to violence and displacement, turning creativity into protest and survival.
  6. Literary Quarter (Barrio de Las Letras)
    20m
    Science, nature, and the city - Explore how Enlightenment ideas transformed Madrid into a city shaped by science, observation, and nature.
  7. Museo Nacional del Prado
    30m
    Learning to see the present - Reflect on how art, science, and history shape how we understand today’s social and environmental challenges.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

You can take metro lines 1, 2, and 3.

End point

The tour ends by the entrance of the Prado Museum, on the Paseo del Prado. The closest metro stations are Antón Martín / Estación de Arte (line 1). All commuter trains stop in Atocha train station, close to the Museum.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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