With its Descubre Madrid (Discover Madrid) programme the Madrid City Council's Tourist Board hopes to introduce growing numbers of people to the history, art, architecture, literature and legends of the city. These free guided tours of Madrid are conducted by professional guides (available only in Spanish): some of these tours have been specially designed for impaired people.

The following guided tours have been specially designed for impaired people with the collaboration of the ONCE (National Org for the Blind) and the FESORCAM (Madrid 's Deaf People Org): bookings for any of these visits should be made through these organizations.

"El Madrid del Capitán Alatriste"

Captain Alatriste is a character created by the author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. The best-selling series Capitán Alatriste have been recently adapted to the cinema.
This tour takes us to the Madrid of Lope de Vega, of Calderón de la Barca and of Tirso de Molina and all the intrigues that brew in the theatres of the XVII century.

Accessible Guided Tours 2007 (first semester).

People with reduced mobility.

There are wheelchairs for loan available on request (notice in advance).

Bookings:
Centro de Turismo de Madrid
Tel. (+34) 91 588 29 06 / (+34) 91 588 16 36
E-mail: descubremadrid@munimadrid.es

Tours and dates:

1. El Madrid del Capitán Alatriste.
Meeting point: Plaza Mayor, 27 (Centro de Turismo de Madrid).
Time: 11:00 h.
Dates: March 24 th and April 21 st .

2. El Parque Del Buen Retiro.
(The Buen Retiro Park )
The Retiro, situated behind the Prado museum, is perhaps Madrid 's best known and widely visited park. It occupies 120 hectares of land in the very centre of Madrid.
Meeting point: Puerta Paseo de Coches. Calle O'Donnell.
Time: 11:00 h.
Dates: April, May 12 th and June 16 th .

Blind/visually impaired people.

Guides conducting these tours have been specially trained by the ONCE (National Org for the Blind).

Bookings
Unidad de Cultura, Empleo y Tiflología. D.T. de la ONCE.
Tel. (+34) 915 325 000 Fax: (+34) 915 217 025.
E-mail: culdepom@once.es

Tours and dates:  

1. El Madrid Castizo y Chipén.
(Popular Madrid)
Meeting point: Plaza de Cascorro.
Time: 11:00 h.
Dates: March 3 rd and June 30th.

2. El Madrid Barroco
Meeting point: Plaza Mayor, 27 (Centro de Turismo de Madrid).
Time: 11:00 h.
Dates: March 17 th and May 26th.  

3.-El Madrid del Capitán Alatriste
Meeting point: Plaza Mayor, 27 (Centro de Turismo de Madrid).
Time: 11:00 h.
Date: April 28th.

4.-El Madrid Isabelino
Meeting point: Plaza de Oriente (Teatro Real).
Time: 11:00 h.
Dates: April 14th, May 12th and June 2nd.

Deaf/hearing impaired people.

Tours are accompanied by a two guides, one of them using the Spanish Sign Language (LSE).

Bookings:
FESORCAM
(Federación de Personas Sordas de la Comunidad de Madrid).
Tel. (+34) 917 253 757 Fax: (+34) 917 263 843.
E-mail: cultura@fesorcam.org

Dates and Tours:

1. El Madrid del Capitán Alatriste.
Meeting point: Plaza Mayor, 27 (Centro de Turismo de Madrid).
Time: 11:00 h.
Date: March 10th.

2. El Madrid Neoclásico
Meeting point: Plaza Mayor, 27 (Centro de Turismo de Madrid).
Time: 11:00 h.
Date: March 31st.

3. Museo Arqueológico Nacional
Meeting point: Serrano, 13.
Time: 11:00 h.
Dates: April 14th , May 5th and June 9th.

4. La Inquisición en Madrid
Meeting point: Plaza Mayor, 27 (Centro de Turismo de Madrid).
Time: 11:00 h.
Dates: April 28th , May 19th and June 23rd.

Centro de Turismo de Madrid
Plaza Mayor, 27
Tel: (+34) 91 588 29 06
e-mail: descubremadrid@munimadrid.es
www.esmadrid.com

 

Rebecca Arce