Madrid · AUDIO TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 audio tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Walk through Madrid’s Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas at your own pace with an audio guide in 10 languages. Step into the arena, visit the bullfighting museum, and try the virtual matador game. Allow under an hour for the main route, or up to two hours if you read everything.
“It is an attraction typical for Madrid and Spain. Don't want to miss it.”
Meet Naturanda staff by the Goya statue, collect your Prado ticket, and spend about 90 minutes with an in-app audio guide in six languages. See Las Meninas, Goya, El Greco, Caravaggio, Rubens, and more at your own pace. Bring headphones, since they are not included.
“Easy to enter from skip-the-line. Audio guide was a bit limited but value for money if short on time. Very enjoyable”
Walk through Madrid’s Las Ventas bullring at your own pace with an audio guide available in 12 languages, then visit the bullfighting museum and try a virtual bullfighting game. Allow 30 minutes to 1.5 hours, or longer if you stop for the videos and exhibits.
“I am not in favour of the public killing of bulls, but visiting these bullring is very interesting indeed. The building is beautiful. There is a great virtual reality experience that puts us in the shoes of a bullfighter for a minute. The tour lasts 1h30 to 2h with the audio guide.Auto-translated”
You’ll collect your ticket at Plaza de España 9, then explore Madrid’s Royal Palace at your own pace for about 1.5 hours. Skip-the-line entry leads you through grand state rooms, art, tapestries, and the Stradivarius collection. Download the audio guide in English, Spanish, Italian, French, or German, and bring your own headphones.
Visit Madrid’s Reina Sofía at your own pace with a one-day ticket and optional app audio guide in English, Spanish, French, or Italian. See Picasso’s Guernica, Dalí, Miró, and 20th-century Spanish art. Bring headphones, arrange internet access, and allow time to download the guide before entering.
“Dans l’ensemble pas mal mais ce n’est pas indiqué qu’il y a des rénovations et un étage qui n’étais pas disponible à visiter”
Use your phone to follow an English or Spanish audio walk through El Retiro Park, beginning at Saint Jerome Church. The route brings you to the Parterre Garden, Galapagos Fountain, Casita del Pescador, Casón del Buen Retiro, and Crystal Palace. Download it first, then walk, pause, and restart as you wish.
“Thank you for your review! We're glad you had a good experience and hope to welcome you back again soon. Best, Stephanie”
Visit Madrid’s Archaeological Museum at your own pace with a $6 adult ticket and English audio guide on your phone. Hear stories about the Lady of Elche, the Diadem of Caravaca de la Cruz, the Priest of Cádiz, and other major objects. Download the app and offline content before arrival.
“I purchased ticket yesterday (20 Feb) for the same day. The app mentioned that I can buy ticket till 6 pm. I bought the ticket with audio tour. The company did not issue the ticket. I waited at the museum for 30 mins and at last need to buy ticket on the counter. This is so bad. Now they tell customer service is available till 4 pm. Please don’t sell ticket if you can not issue it.”
Enter Madrid’s Prado Museum with admission, a digital audio guide in five languages, and a meeting point by the Goya Monument. You use your own phone and headphones. The ticket can save queue time, but handoff problems and limited app commentary make preparation important.
“The person to give us the voucher never showed up and we were 15 minutes early and waited 20 minutes. I even chatted with the agent to ask where they were.”
Visit Madrid’s Lázaro Galdiano Museum at your own pace with a $20 adult ticket and English audio tour from Clio Muse Tours. Download the app before you go, then explore works by El Greco, Goya, Meléndez, and Johannes Hispalensis without a live guide.
“This museum features genuine masterpieces! The audio tour truly enriches the experience.”
Enter Madrid’s National Archaeological Museum with a mobile ticket and English self-guided audio tour. Follow stories about the Diadem from Caravaca de la Cruz, the Priest of Cádiz, and the Beast of Balazote, at your own pace. Download the app, audio, maps, and text before you arrive.
“The self guided audio tour assumes that you might be more familiar with museum layout than a first time visitor might be so don’t hesitate to start and stop a few times before getting your bearings and listening to narrator. It’s worth the lost 15 minutes in backtracking and restarts.”
Follow an English VoiceMap audio tour from Segovia’s ancient aqueduct to the Alcázar in about 60 to 75 minutes. The app uses your location to trigger commentary as you pass viewpoints, grand squares, the cathedral, and old gates. Download the route for offline use, then stop or linger as you wish.
“Excellent self-guided tour. Go at your own pace - stay longer at one spot or quickly move on. Only wish that the English-speaking guide had better pronunciation.”
Follow a self-guided audio route from Palacio de Linares to Plaza Mayor, hearing actors perform creepy stories tied to Cibeles, Gran Vía, Plaza Santo Domingo, and other Madrid sites. The app works offline, includes maps and tips, and lets you walk at your own pace for about 60 to 90 minutes.
“Very easy to follow the stories they tell you, they are also really well told and creepy. 100% recommend to try if you love ghosts.”
Use the VoiceMap app to walk Madrid’s Manzanares River route in English, from the Antiguo Depósito de Agua and Matadero Madrid to Toledo Bridge. Hear stories of mammoths, meat markets, washerwomen, San Isidro, and Santa Maria while exploring Madrid Rio Park at your own pace.
“Not as interesting as we had hoped. Beautiful park, enjoyed a stop at Cafe Rio for refreshments. Very long walk for our fitness level.”
Use your own Android or iOS phone to tour Segovia in English, beginning at the Roman Aqueduct and ending at the Alcázar. The app supplies offline audio, text, and maps, so you can pause, wander, and restart at will. Bring headphones, charge your phone, and remember that entry tickets are separate.
“Ceci est une perte totale de votre argent! GYG ne devrait même pas l’offrir… le lien envoyé pour faire fonctionner l’audioguide sur le téléphone via une application ne fonctionne pas ( et je suis habituée aux applications électroniques…). Aller sur internet, vous aller trouver d’autres applications d’audioguides pour Segovia. C’est ce que j’ai dû faire!”
Explore the Lázaro Galdiano Museum at your own pace with an adult entry ticket and an English audio tour on your phone. Download the narration, text, and maps before you arrive so you can avoid roaming charges. Bring headphones and allow time to solve any app or ticket-download issues.
“The tickets took forever to download. The recording is confusing, it was easier to do it on our own. In my opinion, not worth the price.”
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