Madrid's Wines and Tabernas: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

Savor the Literary Quarter's fine wines and tapas with an experienced winemaker. Explore at your own pace with this affordable self-guided walking tour.

• Learn a bit about the over 5,000-year history of winemaking in Spain and discover how regional differences in soil, temperature, and humidity impact the wine
• Hear from producer, Nicole Indovino, one of Context Travel's local expert tour guides
• Do it all in two hours or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish
• Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
• Use the virtual tour option at home

Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code.

The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

What's Included

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Smartphone and headphones
Food and drink - including at the establishments mentioned en-route
Entry fees to museum or attractions mentioned en route
Transportation

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Before arrival, please install the app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

This self-guided audio tour ends in front of La Venencia.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • Barrio de Las Letras (Pass by)

    Taste classic Spanish wines paired with tapas on this walking tour through Madrid‘s Barrio de Las Letras (Literary Quarter) with Context Travel expert and experienced winemaker, Nicole Indovino.

    Admission ticket free
  • Plaza de las Cortes (Pass by)

    Starting in Plaza de las Cortes, you‘ll visit four of Madrid‘s traditional tabernas (taverns) as you wind your way through the Literary Quarter to La Venencia, one of Ernest Hemingway‘s former haunts, where our tour ends.

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Visit Casa Alberto to experience ‘la hora del Vermut‘ (Vermouth hour)” where you‘ll try their homemade vermouth paired with huevos rotos (fried eggs over crispy potato fries with jamón ibérico)

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Pop into Casa González to taste a white wine from Galicia made from albariño grapes, which pairs beautifully with ‘berberechos al natural‘ (cockles in brine)

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Pass by Lope de Vega‘s House Museum, the historical former home of the famed poet

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Try a Ribera or Rioja wine (or both!) with a tortilla de patatas (a Spanish omelette) at Dis Tinto Taberna

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Travel through time in La Venecia, an old sherry bar where you can try a jerez with salt-cured tuna or olives and manchego cheese.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by VoiceMap Audio Tours

Tags

Wine Tastings
Private Sightseeing Tours
Audio Guides
Historical Tours
Walking Tours
Wine Tours
Food & Drink
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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