- Duration
- 1 hour
- Product Type
- Audio Guide
- Venues
- Chueca neighborhood
- See Alcalá Gate, commissioned by Spanish King Charles III to bring some Italian pizzazz to Madrid
- Stroll down Calle Bárbara de Braganza and dive into the history of the queen consort who it's named after
- Discover how a group of 100 artists gave rise to the Círculo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Circle) in 1880
- Follow the path of the city's first mule-drawn tramway on Calle Serrano and hear about its modernization into a fashionable, high-end residential district under José de Salamanca
- Hear about the National Archaeological Museum's famous bust, La Dama de Elche, and why it might not be an original
- View monuments to Christopher Columbus, whose journeys to the New World were financed by the Spanish crown
- Visit the only royal mausoleum to King Ferdinand VI and his wife Barbara at the Parish Church of Saint Barbra
- Learn of the decay that took place in Madrid'a neighborhoods during Francisco Franco's dictatorship, and the renewal since democracy was restored in the 1970s
- Pass the headquarters of Instituto Cervantes, which promotes the Spanish language and Spanish literature worldwide
- Take in the majestic cupola of the most photographed building in the city, the Metropolis Building
![Andrea](https://cdn.contexttravel.com/image/upload/c_thumb,e_brightness:0,g_face,h_200,r_max,w_200,z_0.7/v1556615924/production/docent_info/image_450_1556615924.jpg)
Andrea Van Houtven received her Ph.D. in art history at the University of Maryland. Her dissertation was on the relationship between art and humanism at the Spanish court in the early 17th century, which inevitably led her to Madrid. She has lived in Madrid for 12 years where she has been teaching art history and art-related courses at various universities and private centers. She also participates in special events at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
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