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Revolution & Resilience: Madrid in the 20th Century
Experience Madrid’s tumultuous 20th century, from the heights of progressive reform to the depths of dictatorship. Join us to hear about resilience and the struggle for women’s rights and celebrate the city's rebirth after Franco’s dictatorship.
Things to do Revolution & Resilience: Madrid in the 20th Century
Our journey begins with Primo de Rivera's dictatorship, followed by the forward-thinking Second Spanish Republic, during which Madrid emerged as an intellectual hub and battleground for women's suffrage, led by Clara Campoamor. The narrative darkens with the upcoming Spanish Civil War, making Madrid a symbol of anti-fascist resistance, heavily documented by figures like Ernest Hemingway. Following the war came the long Franco dictatorship, and after his death, Madrid became the heart of Spain's transition to democracy. The 1980s brought "La Movida Madrileña," a cultural explosion with Madrid at its core. It symbolized newfound freedom that influenced all forms of art and nightlife, embodied by figures like Pedro Almodóvar. Join us to explore Madrid's dramatic century landmarks and hidden stories! During the tour, we will see and discuss the following: The Royal Palace Plaza España Gran Via & Callao Monument to Clara Campoamor Convent of las Comendadoras de Santiago Dos de Mayo Square
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Plaza de España
Station Madrid
Plaza del Dos de Mayo
Royal Palace of Madrid
Meeting point
Opera Metro station - outside the Teatro Real
Reviews (30)
2025-12-29 22:10:44
“Exactly what we were looking for”
My daughter wanted to find a tour that would show us the Madrid of the Civil War. This tour came closer to anything else we found. It covered a lot content and a lot of Madrid in a concise 2 hours. While it covered Madrid inthe 20th century that essentially means the time leading up to the Civil War, the war and the aftermath of the war. The guide knew a lot and clearly liked talking about and sharing history. We were a small group but he was still enthusiastic.
eileen gunn (English)
2025-07-26 15:49:07
“Must do tour!”
Duarte was an exceptionally good guide. He got the perfect line between lots of information and presenting them in a digestible way. I highly recommend this tour for everyone interested in the more „forgotten“ history of Spain.
Flavio (English)
2025-06-23 09:02:27
“super interesting”
The tour was very interesting and the guide was highly motivated. He was talking for 4h instead of 2h but it was not boring though ????
Alfred Endres (English)
2025-05-06 09:40:30
“Fun, well documented and educational”
Very interesting information with Duarte. He is an excellent public speaker, clear and confident. I recommend his tour 100%.
AÍDA ZAPATA (English)
2025-02-21 09:08:50
“Great tour”
Guide Duart was fun, informative and engaging, and 2h flew by without realizing. Such a great tour to learn about 20th century Spain which is overlooked in museums. Would highly recommend!
Nina (English)
2025-02-08 17:25:16
“Hard topics with a grain of good humour”
Daniel is a great guide with a good sense of humour which was quite relevant during the tour despite the hard topics we heard about. He's also knowledgable and passionate about the subject and answered all our questions without hesitation. The tour itself was informative but not overloaded with too much information which was important to keep people's attention longer.
However, it would also be great to hear more about what Franco's supporters thought about him, how and why they justified his policies, how propaganda worked back then, because the tour is skewed more towards the modern-day democratic winners' standpoint.
Oleg Safarov (English)
2025-02-05 17:53:45
“Great experience!”
Duarte did an amazing job sharing his knowledge of Madrid, and Spain, during the 20th century. He was really lovely, informative and a great communicator. He brought with him a folder of pictures to help tell the story of Madrid and gave us lots of insightful and unique facts. He was also really respectful of such as traumatic time for Spain, aware that it is still a stressful topic for people here. I 1000000% recommend this tour for anyone interested in Madrid's history during this period.
I really appreciated the extra information he gave us about sites, restaurants for Madrid as well as in Portugal (his home country).
Thank you Duarte!
On a side note though, the organisation needs to be more conscious of the website and bookings. I booked this tour for the day before but the guide never showed up. I send them a message and they apologised and said that there was no tour that say even though I was able to book it. I waited for 30 minutes at the meeting point....
Matilda Gall (English)
2025-01-03 23:26:35
“.........., I now better understand chaotical 20th century of Sp”
Daniel impressed me with his mature attitude to the “painful period” of Spanish history. He expresses a clear perception of the events of this period as an active citizen of Spain, what is for sure an added value to this tour = open minded, clear and engaged explanations of a difficult subject.
Definitely tour to be recommended as one of the viewpoints to the modern history of Spain. Anyway the conclusions are up to each guest ................. - for me close to Daniel ones .....
TSJ (English)
2025-01-01 15:40:16
“Great Tour ”
Great Tour about an interesting topic. The guide did a great job. Very recommended.
Yanick Schmid (English)
2024-12-28 16:48:09
“Great tour. ”
Dani’s tour is informative and entertaining. He is great company to walk and talk with. His insights and interpretations of the Civil War and life afterwards are compelling; he strives to present facts and be truthful about a turbulent time. History comes alive! Will look to connect again the next time I am in Madrid.
James (English)
2024-12-03 22:06:24
“Great tour”
If you have an interest in Madrid’s 20 the century history this tour is for you. Duarte was excellent . I thoroughly enjoyed this tour.
Jim (English)
2024-10-17 19:23:35
“Review ”
The guide was excellent and knowledgeable
Ed Shani (English)
2024-10-17 15:34:31
“Informative, interesting and intriguing ”
The Walkative tour guide Duarte combines local knowledge, clear English and no sugar coating of the past that many may not want to talk about
Highly recommend if you are interested in recent Spanish history
Janelle Sheahan (English)
2024-08-31 06:46:02
“Great and useful tour about the recent history of Spain”
Thank you Duarte for this very interesting and complete tour ! I enjoyed discovering Madrid from this perspective
Suzanne Jacques (English)
2024-08-23 21:46:16
“10/10 recommend for your time in Madrid”
Revolution & Resilience: Madrid in the 20th Century was the best tour I did while in Madrid. It gave so much context to how this city became what/who it is - the history is fascinating and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone spending time in Madrid. Duarte was knowledgeable, engaging to listen to, happy to answer questions and had great suggestions for my time in Madrid. It makes such a difference having a guide who you can tell is genuinely interested in what they’re speaking about - thanks Duarte!
Ashleigh (English)
2024-08-23 19:14:57
“Revolution with Portuguese guy ”
Highly recommend tour with Edward, lot of information but without being bored. Must have in Madrid!
Karolina (English)
2024-08-22 19:56:43
“Super insightful”
Dani was delightful. This tour gave us a totally different side of the city and its history. Cannot recommend it enough!
Mira e Philippe (English)
2024-08-06 07:06:58
“Very interesting ”
Duarte the guide AKA the Portuguese guy was such a good guide and very kind. We discussed a lot about the Franco era (which is very hard to find more information about that topic in Madrid's museums)
Try it you won't regret it
Yanis Boumaiza (English)
2024-07-29 07:50:28
“The tour was great ”
The tour was great, the guide was nice and informative. It made our stay in Madrid much more interesting and rich. We took the “welcome to Madrid” tour with the same guide as well, both were excellent and highly recommend!
Ariel (English)
2024-07-26 20:14:43
“Great insights into Spanish history of the 20th century”
I learned so much on this history-focused tour! I got to know much more about the time before, during and after the Spanish Civil War and the time of Franco. The tour was also accompanied by interesting and helpful visuals. On top of that, I got to know more parts of Madrid that weren't covered on another tour I did that was more centred on giving a first glimpse of the city. If you are into history, this is the tour for you! Duart was incredibly knowledgeable and a super nice person to talk to as well.
Anika Goldhahn (English)
2024-07-21 19:32:35
“So amazing! Thanks Duart!”
Such a fun tour, I learned so much!
Duart is the most amazing, most knowledgeable guide I have seen ever!
100% recomendable!
Angie (English)
2024-07-13 10:21:01
“Best Recent history tour of Spain ”
Those who would like to the find the answers of the incredibly taboo topic of Franco and the Spanish civil war, this is the tour for you. Dani, our guide has an exceptional deal of knowledge and information about the topic and even topics not necessarily related. Any question that was thrown was not without answer. Amazingly informative and good natured despite the controversial topic.
Dekel Kaplan (English)
2024-07-12 19:50:11
“Great tour”
Dany was very knowledgeable and fun. I love this tour!
Meital Pinto (English)
2024-07-10 19:40:39
“A little bit boring ”
I didn't like the Tour, because the content wasn't Interesting.
Katharina Klimm (English)
2024-07-04 21:33:10
“Great tour. Not to be missed!! ”
Dani was a great guide. I have taken many tours and this was by far one of my favourites. I learned so much and highly recommend. Skip the more expensive tours and tip this smart guy generously.
So worth it.
Cheryl B (English)
2024-06-25 21:14:12
“Amazing ”
Thank you Dani, the tour was extremely interesting. Would very much recommend!
We learnt so much about the controversial 20th century in Spain. The tour gives a complete picture of everything and Dani was very relevant in answering every question we asked!
Capucine R (English)
2024-06-24 13:16:01
“Loved the tour”
I found this walking tour highly interesting and enjoyable! Learning about the tumultous history of political and social change in Madrid over the last century provided rich context to my time visiting the city which was fascinating and provocative. Highly recommend this tour. It's a nice length, both entertaining and informative, and Dani is an excellent story teller and skilled guide. Thank you!
Fanny R-K (English)
2024-06-17 11:01:06
“Very interesting and different tour”
Dani was an excellent guide, very well educated and very willing to help us. The tour is very interesting and we got a very good idea of the political environment of Spain over the last century. It is more than a dry history tour but it helps you get the feeling of a nation and understand the dynamics. I would definetely recommend it.
Mel (English)
2024-06-15 20:29:14
“Dani was super informative and humorous; content was contemporar”
This tour focuses on contemporary Spain and was really relevant and provided me angles to understand today’s today from the impact of civil war, dictatorship, etc.
Two hours was a very manageable length for this walking tour and Dani always found a spot in shades for the group to stand in. Thank you Dani for your knowledge, passion, and humor
Joy (English)
2024-06-15 18:15:24
“Spain turbulent history”
Dani was a very nice guide he presented the facet with some cool stories ans some humorous side. Nice tour to recomend.
RAFAL B (English)