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Lights of Bohemia the night of Max Star by Madrid
Madrid
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Unlike other tours, this experience combines Madrid history, literature, theatre and social context in one tour. You won’t just visit iconic landmarks – you’ll understand how Valle-Inclán transformed the city into the setting for Bohemian Lights. It is an original, cultural and very visual tour, ideal for those who want to discover a different Madrid, with personality and a gastronomic experience included.
Highlights
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Snacks
Tips
Meeting Points
Departure
Calle Mayor, 91
Monument in memory of the victims of the attack of Alfonso XIII, Calle Mayor 91, Madrid. The guide will be waiting with a yellow umbrella.
Return
Cine Doré
The tour ends in the vicinity of the Cinema Doré, in Madrid.
Meeting point and introduction to the tour. Here we will start talking about Madrid at the beginning of the 20th century, the attack against Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenia and the climate of political and social tension that serves as a context for Bohemian Lights. We will also introduce Valle-Inclán, Max Estrella and the general concept of the tour.
15 minutes
2
Centro
In this stop we will know one of the scenarios of the Madrid of the Austrias linked to the historical atmosphere of the tour. The guide will explain the importance of the environment in the construction of the literary and bohemian Madrid of Valle-Inclán, as well as its relationship with the attack of 1906 and the urban memory of the city.
10 minutes
3
Casa Ciriaco
In front of Casa Ciriaco we will approach the Madrid of chats, coffees and bohemians that surrounded Valle-Inclán. Here the traveler will discover how the real city and the literary city begin to mix, and how the atmosphere of the early twentieth century fueled the universe of Bohemian Lights.
15 minutes
4
Plaza de la Villa
In the heart of historic Madrid we will talk about power, institutions and the official city that contrasts with the marginal and bohemian world of Max Estrella. This stop helps to understand how Valle-Inclán turns Madrid into an arena full of social criticism, politics and theatricality.
20 minutes
5
Iglesia de San Gines
At this stop we will evoke the “Modernist Buñolería” of Bohemian Lights and the cultural atmosphere of the end of the century. The guide will explain the relationship between modernism, decadentism, literary cafes and bohemian Madrid, as well as the role of figures such as Ruben Darío and Alejandro Sawa in the Valleinclanesco universe.
15 minutes
6
Puerta del Sol
In the surroundings of the old Café de la Montaña we will remember Madrid with talks, intellectual discussions and literary provocation. Here the guide will explain the public figure of Valle-Inclán, the famous history of the loss of its arm and the importance of cafes as spaces for creation, debate and cultural legend.
15 minutes
7
Calle de Álvarez Gato
This is the most emblematic stop on the tour. In front of Cat Alley we will discover the meaning of concave and convex mirrors and their relationship with the sperm. The traveler will understand how Valle-Inclán deformed reality to denounce it and why this place sums up the essence of Bohemian Lights like no other.
20 minutes
8
Plaza de Santa Ana
In Plaza de Santa Ana we will approach the theatrical Madrid and the scenic renovation of the 20th century. The guide will explain Valle-Inclán’s relationship with the avant-garde and its link with other playwrights and cultural spaces in the city, in a key environment to understand the continuity of Spanish theater.
10 minutes
9
Teatro Espanol
In front of the Spanish Theatre we will talk about the Madrid theatre tradition and how Valle-Inclán dialogues with authors such as Cervantes, Calderón and Lorca. This stop allows us to understand that esperpento does not come out of nowhere, but transforms and updates the great Spanish scenic tradition with a critical, grotesque and modern look.
10 minutes
10
Filmoteca Espanola (Cine Dore)
The tour ends in the vicinity of the Cinema Doré, where we will close the experience talking about the modernity of Valle-Inclán and the almost cinematic dimension of Lights of Bohemian. Here the traveler will discover how the rhythm, scene changes and visual force of the work anticipate narrative resources that will later be developed by the cinema.
15 minutes
Lights of Bohemia the night of Max Star by Madrid
Madrid
About
Unlike other tours, this experience combines Madrid history, literature, theatre and social context in one tour. You won’t just visit iconic landmarks – you’ll understand how Valle-Inclán transformed the city into the setting for Bohemian Lights. It is an original, cultural and very visual tour, ideal for those who want to discover a different Madrid, with personality and a gastronomic experience included.
Highlights
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Snacks
Tips
Meeting Points
Departure
Calle Mayor, 91
Monument in memory of the victims of the attack of Alfonso XIII, Calle Mayor 91, Madrid. The guide will be waiting with a yellow umbrella.
Return
Cine Doré
The tour ends in the vicinity of the Cinema Doré, in Madrid.