Self-guided walking tour

Madrid Walking Tour: Malasaña and Chueca – Squares, Markets and Legends (55 minutes, 5 stops)

5 stops in walking order through Madrid, from Casa de las Siete Chimeneas to Plaza del Dos de Mayo: 2.0 km on foot, about 24 min of walking, 55 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Malasaña and Chueca: Squares, Markets and Legends”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 55 min
Distance: 2.0 km
Walking: 24 min
Stops: 5

The stops, in walking order

Casa de las Siete Chimeneas
A historic house standing before 1570, with a design attributed to Juan Bautista de Toledo and Antonio Sillero.
3 min walk · 300 m
Mercado de San Antón
A food market in Chueca, Madrid, occupying a renewed building that combines market stalls with places to eat.
8 min walk · 660 m
Gran Vía
A major Madrid street linking Calle de Alcalá with Plaza de España, filled with shops, hotels, theatres, and varied early-twentieth-century architecture.
5 min walk · 390 m
Real Iglesia de San Antonio de los Alemanes
A church whose oval interior is covered with paintings from the dome to the walls.
8 min walk · 700 m
Plaza del Dos de Mayo
An urban square organized around a monumental arch dedicated to Luis Daoíz and Pedro Velarde.