Carlos Schwab

Art Historian in Madrid
About Carlos

Carlos has been living in Madrid for more than 30 years. He studied tourism in Buenos Aires at the El Salvador University, and graduated with degrees in the Arts, History, and Geography. He originally came to Madrid to attend graduate school at the Official Madrid Tourism School, where he graduated with degrees in Madrid's Royal Palace and The Austrias city history. Since then, he has traveled all around the world, leading orchestras, ballet companies, opera companies, maestros, and top soloists on their world tours. Some of the events he's most proud to have managed include the Sun Festival in Singapore, the Canary Islands Music Festival, The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra with Maestro Kunzel, the Beijing Olympics Tour, and several world tours with The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Carlos loves discovering little known places in Madrid. From his Tales of the Old Town: A Madrid Walking Tour with Context audio guide to his in-person tours, Carlos' goal is to help visitors discover the Madrid they have dreamed about, as well also its secrets and its charms, and to pass on his passion for Madrid and its surroundings to all who come visit.

Feedback for Carlos

It was an absolutely wonderful tour. Carlos is a gem and was able to tell us all kind of stories about the history of Madrid. It was a wonderful 3 hours! He also gave us all kinds of recommendations of places to eat and so much local flavour. Thank you so much!

Ahmer

Carlos was excellent in presenting a lot of interesting information and bringing us to the locations important to our discussion of The Spanish Civil War. He is very down to earth, and easy to understand. The tour was on time and well paced. We walked a lot to get to important monuments and sights but we also had the choice of taking the Metro subway. He also gave us some additional recommendations about restaurants and places to see on our own. We definitely enjoyed our time with Carlos. Highly recommend.

Anna

This was an excellent tour. I told Carlos I felt he gave me an in depth understanding of Toledo. I would have missed almost all of it on my own. And he took time to give me personalized ideas and help for the rest of my stay. I highly recommend Carlos and Context.

Nancy
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