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Madrid's Wines and Tabernas: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Madrid
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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 und...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Smartphone and headphones
Food and drink - including at the establishments mentioned en-route
Entry fees to museum or attractions mentioned en route
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
Plaza de las Cortes
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.
Return
La Venencia
This self-guided audio tour ends in front of La Venencia.
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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Madrid's Wines and Tabernas: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Madrid
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About
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 und...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Smartphone and headphones
Food and drink - including at the establishments mentioned en-route
Entry fees to museum or attractions mentioned en route
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
Plaza de las Cortes
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.
Return
La Venencia
This self-guided audio tour ends in front of La Venencia.
Itinerary
1
Barrio de Las Letras
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.
2
Plaza de las Cortes
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.
3
Casa Alberto
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)
4
Casa González
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)
5
Lope de Vega's House-Museum
Pass by Lope de Vega‘s House Museum, the historical former home of the famed poet
6
Dis Tinto Taberna
Try a Ribera or Rioja wine (or both!) with a tortilla de patatas (a Spanish omelette) at Dis Tinto Taberna
7
La Venencia
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.
