Madrid's Wines and Tabernas: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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Language
English
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Explore the Literary Quarter's wines and tapas with a self-guided audio tour. Discover Spain's winemaking history, led by local expert Nicole Indovino. Flexible, informative, and engaging.

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Experience Details

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 under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code.


The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

What You Get

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Smartphone and headphones
Food and drink - including at the establishments mentioned en-route
Entry fees to museum or attractions mentioned en route

Good To Know

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Barrio de Las Letras (Pass By)

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.

Plaza de las Cortes (Pass By)

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.

Casa Alberto (Pass By)

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)

Casa González (Pass By)

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)

Lope de Vega's House-Museum (Pass By)

Pass by Lope de Vega‘s House Museum, the historical former home of the famed poet

Dis Tinto Taberna (Pass By)

Try a Ribera or Rioja wine (or both!) with a tortilla de patatas (a Spanish omelette) at Dis Tinto Taberna

La Venencia (Pass By)

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.

Start Time

Start Time / Opening Hours
16/10/2023 - 12/07/2026
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SUNDAY
00:00 - 23:59

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Plaza de las Cortes, Madrid Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, ES, 28014

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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.
End Point

La Venencia, Calle de Echegaray, Madrid Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, ES, 28014

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This self-guided audio tour ends in front of La Venencia.

Cancellation Policy

All bookings are final. Once the host confirms the experience, cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.

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Please note that the time is in Central European Time.
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