Carmen made the tour seamless by buying train tickets and entrance tickets. Her English was excellent. All four of us found her inclusive and charming. I would recommend her to anyone traveling to Madrid.
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Hola! My name is Carmen M, I was born and raised in Madrid and I am working as a guide since 2003 (I do not even want to think how long this is!) I got my license as Oficial Guide of Madrid in 2017. I started working as a guide when I was in college, I am a licensed Architect so I always loved art, culture. . . and as you will see also love talking to people, food, nature, so even before I finished my studies I knew what I wanted to do when I get older, and this was to show people around not only the big monuments or masterpieces but also those special details that makes our city Madrid and the ones around so special. No matter how many times I visit those places I am always fascitated. My first contact with the world of tourism was as a Tour Director, I traveled to many places all over the world, and I always loved the local guides who were explaining about their cities, and I even although I love traveling and meeting new places after some years doing that job I decided I wanted to stay closer to family, friends. . . and show my own world to the people visiting us. Madrid has so much to offer you should think about staying longer (no matter how long you plan to stay)! I also enjoy Nature very much, specially the mountains, great views, silence, fresh air. . . and we are lucky Madrid is a very green city and with beautiful Natural Parks very close to the center. So I hope to meet you soon, I can promise Madrid will not dissapoint you!! See you in Madrid! I am Licensed Oficial Guide in region and city of Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Avila and Salamanca. I have a Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning by the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid and the TU of Vienna None
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Toledo is an amazing city 50 miles away from Madrid, located in a fabulous position on the top of a hill and sourounded by the Tagus river and the Citywalls . We will need only 25 minutes by train to there. Once there and after a short ride by taxi around the city to have a great panoramic view we will start our walking tour to discover the most important monuments of the city, but also Toledo is full of hidden secrets that are typical in the medieval cities, narrow streets, charming little squares. . . and of course we will get to know the history of one of the most important cities of Spain, the City of the Three Cultures and even nowadays home to the Primate Cathedral of Spain, the most important Cathedral of the country and a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. We will explore the christian, jewish and muslim neighborhoods and the most important monuments inside the city walls. We will have a break for lunch on your own. Later on we will come back to Madrid.
Carmen made the tour seamless by buying train tickets and entrance tickets. Her English was excellent. All four of us found her inclusive and charming. I would recommend her to anyone traveling to Madrid.
We absolutely loved Carmen. She met us at our hotel and helped us navigate public transportation for our first day in Madrid . As a guide she was knowledgeable and shared multiple aspects of of Toledo. Nothing was rushed. She's personable, kind. She offered us recommendations on places to eat and shopping. She is outstanding.
We always find it important to read the traveler reviews so when asked to write one I am especially honest in my appraisal of the skills and personality of the guide. We have traveled around the world and used many many guides and Carmen stands out as one of the best. To the point , she has a wonderful command of the English language, is extremely knowledgeable, was very willing to accommodate our interests and most of all, pleasant to be with.
An absolutely exceptional tour guide who made our trip super. She has a very deep knowledge of Spanish history and culture. She is able to describe everything extremely well, and she is very professional and organized. Carmen is also very pleasant as a person overall - she has a great personality and sense of humor. We felt as though we were spending our time with a good friend. We would highly recommend her to anyone. She also gave us excellent recommendations for what to do in our free time. Thank you!!
Carmen was on time, professional and very knowledgeable. She guided us with safety in mind. I will not hesitate to book her in the future for my clients traveling to Spain. Worth every penny! Birona Aswad Tour & Travel LLC
Very knowledgeable about history, architecture and anything else we asked about. Felt very comfortable with her right from the start. An excellent tour for those wanting something nearby Madrid that was really worthwhile
The itinerary is flexible depending on your personal interest that we can discuss before, but I will suggest that apart of strolling in the beautiful streets of the city we visit: The Cathedral of Toledo Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes Santo Tome Church , where the famus painting by El Greco is One of the Synagogues There are many other places that you may be interested and I am happy to include them on the walk. There is also the possibility of using a private van instead of the train, this is specially interesting if you are not confortable walking uphills or over coblestones. With the van we can get closer to some of the monuments but walking will be always necessary. If we come by train, you need to purchase your train tickets (mine is included in the price as well as my entrances fee). I can help you with that and you reimburse later. Like that after the tour if you want to stay longer on your own for shopping this is as well possible.
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We will use the High Speed Train of Spain, and a Taxi in Toledo to get to the panoramic view. The rest will be walking.
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: Atocha Railway Station if we are going by train. If you chose the Van option any place that is convenient for you, as your hotel.
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