MADRID WALK incl. Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Gran Vía and Plaza del Callao | Spain

A first-person perspective Madrid walk tour in the city centre including Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Calle Gran Vía, Plaza del Callao, Calle Mayor, Calle de la Montera and Calle de Preciados.
Filmed in July 2018, on a weekend.
The tour route consists of:
00:00 Calle Mayor
00:26 Calle Cava de San Miguel
00:46 Calle Cdad
01:18 Plaza Mayor
09:11 Calle de la Sal
10:02 Calle Postas
11:38 Calle de Esparteros
11:54 Calle Mayor
12:35 Puerta del Sol, Plaza de la Puerta del Sol
18:57 Calle de la Montera
23:22 Calle Gran Vía
27:36 Plaza del Callao
29:38 Calle de Preciados
34:23 Puerta del Sol
35:03 Plaza de la Puerta del Sol
37:17 Calle Mayor
41:07 Calle Siete de Julio
41:35 Plaza Mayor
Sights seen along the tour include:
00:35 San Miguel Market
01:30, 41:42 Plaza Mayor
02:40, 42:23 Tourist Information Centre
03:09, 03:33, 16:55 Las Meninas (‘The Ladies in Waiting’) sculptures by Antonio Azzat (based on characters from the Diego Velázquez’s masterpiece)
04:13 Philip III equestrian statue
05:19 Caricature artists
07:23 Los Galayos restaurant
07:58 Los Arcos restaurant
08:15, 24:57, 32:47 Street musicians/singers
12:09 La Mallorquina patisserie
12:35 Puerta del Sol
12:39, 18:00, 18:23 Sol Metro entrance
12:57 La Mariblanca statue
13:09, 34:32, 35:33 Real Casa de Correos (Royal House of the Post Office)
13:58, 15:03 Puerta del Sol fountains
14:28 Equestrian statue of Carlos III
16:13 La Osa y el Madroño (bear and strawberry tree bronze sculpture)
23:22 Gran Vía Metro entrance
27:16, 28:29 Callao Metro entrance
27:36 Plaza del Callao
27:39 Cines Callao movie theatre
27:49 Carrion Building (Capitol Building)
28:59 Fnac department store
32:42 El Corte Inglés department store and supermarket
35:06 Kilometer Zero (stone slab which marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured)
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*A huge thank you to everyone who has donated to my Ko-fi page. It helps me to cover the travel and equipment/software costs involved with creating these videos for you (as well as the occasional drink after a long walk!). I really appreciate the support you guys give in helping this channel to grow! And no worries if you can’t, I’m very grateful to everyone who views, likes, comments on, and shares my videos :)* www.ko-fi.com/watchedwalker *The tour route consists of:* 00:00 Calle Mayor 00:26 Calle Cava de San Miguel 00:46 Calle Cdad 01:18 Plaza Mayor 09:11 Calle de la Sal 10:02 Calle Postas 11:38 Calle de Esparteros 11:54 Calle Mayor 12:35 Puerta del Sol, Plaza de la Puerta del Sol 18:57 Calle de la Montera 23:22 Calle Gran Vía 27:36 Plaza del Callao 29:38 Calle de Preciados 34:23 Puerta del Sol 35:03 Plaza de la Puerta del Sol 37:17 Calle Mayor 41:07 Calle Siete de Julio 41:35 Plaza Mayor *Sights seen along the tour include:* 00:35 San Miguel Market 01:30, 41:42 Plaza Mayor 02:40, 42:23 Tourist Information Centre 03:09, 03:33, 16:55 Las Meninas (‘The Ladies in Waiting’) sculptures by Antonio Azzat (based on characters from the Diego Velázquez’s masterpiece) 04:13 Philip III equestrian statue 05:19 Caricature artists 07:23 Los Galayos restaurant 07:58 Los Arcos restaurant 08:15, 24:57, 32:47 Street musicians/singers 12:09 La Mallorquina patisserie 12:35 Puerta del Sol 12:39, 18:00, 18:23 Sol Metro entrance 12:57 La Mariblanca statue 13:09, 34:32, 35:33 Real Casa de Correos (Royal House of the Post Office) 13:58, 15:03 Puerta del Sol fountains 14:28 Equestrian statue of Carlos III 16:13 La Osa y el Madroño (bear and strawberry tree bronze sculpture) 23:22 Gran Vía Metro entrance 27:16, 28:29 Callao Metro entrance 27:36 Plaza del Callao 27:39 Cines Callao movie theatre 27:49 Carrion Building (Capitol Building) 28:59 Fnac department store 32:42 El Corte Inglés department store and supermarket 35:06 Kilometer Zero (stone slab which marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured) ...

[@prp3231]

Much more colourful, organised , less chaotic, less traffic and cleaner than London.

[@Rmn-6324]

One of the most beautiful city of the world

[@Andy224]

I ADORE Spain. The people, the style, the language, the music, the culture, the food. Maybe one day I’m lucky enough to move there permanently

[@xenianino6851]

Put this in your Bucket list don't miss this

[@erikdekter2384]

yo también.

[@aneeshaero005]

Why not Italy or France?

[@Andy224]

Aneesh T never said I didn’t love those two as well ;)

[@aneeshaero005]

@@Andy224 I was wondering if there's any speciality for Spain over other European countries?

[@EstriperElMay]

Soy Mexicano y España es el país que más prefiero y amo con todo mi kokoro, es un país muy hermoso además de su gente, adoro su acento, su arquitectura, gente, paisajes, ufff

[@dylandominguez5323]

y México que?

[@navy4735]

I always feel at home and at peace in Spain....fell in love years ago...go back when I can...gorgeous and great people.

[@stellamarisvandevalle6443]

Te amo Madrid!!! Un abrazo desde Buenos Aires!!!😘❤❤❤🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🇦🇷🌹

[@josedejesussa9126]

Cuántos recuerdos me trajo este video, sin lugar a dudas mis ciudades favoritas europeas Madrid y Atenas. Un abrazo a los españoles desde México.

[@GF-yh9tb]

@@Natha73962 Atenas es muy xd.

[@genoanelcuore5941]

Mi piacciono la Spagna e i miei fratelli spagnoli

[@holabuenas7200]

Io sono fiorentino, però sono anche spagnolo (ho la doppia nazionalità), e ti ringrazio per questo commento. Noi italiani abbiamo in fatti di molto in comune con gli spagnoli. Condividiamo la stessa sangue latina, siamo veramente fratelli. Saluti da un italo-spagnolo a Madrid.

[@QwertyUiop-bs2zr]

Saluti da un madrileño, es verdad que somos hermanos

[@lalalalelele5320]

España e Italia casi son iguales, se parecen mucho sus gentes.

[@robertoj.quesada8923]

Madrid es fabulosa. La conocí en Octubre pasado. Espero poder regresar pronto. Saludos desde Argentina.

[@davidcrespo3412]

Absolutelly Majestic city

[@MattUK36]

Gorgeous and majestic Madrid. Thanks for sharing

[@watchedwalker]

Thanks Matt :)

[@Pablo260492]

Plaza Mayor in Christmas is so beautiful and magic.

[@watchedwalker]

Hopefully I'll be there one year at Christmas time :)

[@angelpereira5278]

@@e.o.9094 I don't think it's shit, you exaggerate a bit

[@angelpereira5278]

que buen tiempo, beautiful weather and blue sky

[@SpiritusMovens]

Oh my God, what a beauty!!! I am definitely in love with Madrid and can't wait to visit it in a couple of weeks. It looks absolutely wonderful! 😍😍😍

[@watchedwalker]

It’s a beautiful city, I hope you have a lovely time there!

[@kevinleoz5759]

Yeah Madrid its so beautiful

[@robertogarridolopez416]

MADRID ES UNA PRECIOSA CAPITAL 👍❤️😊🤷‍♂️🇪🇦 QUE SIII VALE LA PENA EL VISITAR 👍❤️😊🤷‍♂️🇪🇦

[@durvalalgusto6096]

Linda cidade de Madri, bela, maravilhosa.

[@panchorr1444]

Amazing video. Madrid is sooo beautiful!

[@bilalrahim601]

I am from Pakistan but I love spain very much. I pray that God will keep spain settled forever

[@hoosomio]

Muchas gracias!!

[@1967evg]

Fantastic job. Lovely city. Thank you so much.

[@MrAlejandroII]

Hermosa como siempre Madrid!! Y más plaza Mayor sonando al compás de la cumparsita!! 🇪🇦💙🇺🇾 8:10

[@damienspurs147]

I lived in Madrid for 3 years 2012 to 2015 have to say it made me happy I miss it 😔💖

[@oldboy8493]

I tuoi video sono sempre unici e bellissimi !!! Complimenti.

[@dilmamejia7515]

Que gran recuerdo a mente por ahí anduve.saludos desde Mexico

[@richardalorofficiallavevo6040]

THIS TRIP WAS AMAZING

[@watchedwalker]

Thank you Richard!

[@psikofan]

I went the last february 2020. you make me revived those beautiful moments. regards from Toronto.

[@atulsblog6825]

Beautiful

[@bernardoflores6017]

gracias por hacerme recordar, mi segunda patria. 🇨🇱

[@muhammadibrar8738]

Spain is my best

[@luciaosoriogranados725]

Que. Hermoso. Centro. MADRID. PRONTO. ESTARE. AHI. CLARO QUE. CONOSCO. MUY. LINDO. TODO. HASTA. PRONTOOO

[@batallador1118]

18:28 Meeting of two worlds...

[@hoosomio]

Pero que bonita es Madrid!!! jod....!!

[@andulabelpereira4718]

,,,Bella,,,,Hermosa y Fantástica Madrid,,pronto estaré nuevamente por allá primeramente Dios Todopoderoso..................

[@jaddy540]

There was a hole-in -the-wall place in Plaza Mayor, the served nothing but deep-fried squid on a great bun, and draft beer. One of my favorite snacks, and a friendly proprietor. 36 years ago! Talk to those waiters outside the restaurants . In Portugal I did that and wound up with a fabulous Turkey dinner, almost like American! My favorite meal. Madrid, no crowds in winter, chilly, but cheaper. Nothing pizzes me off more than all those McdDonald outlets.I do not eat that crap at home. When abroad, eat like the natives, in mom and pop restaurants.

[@s1gmundfr3ud]

American turkey dinner? Seriously? Your taste buds must be damaged. .

[@TheKikogomez]

como siempre genial el video,bonita ciudad.enhorabuena

[@watchedwalker]

Gracias!

[@monyoddi9164]

Amo Madrid

[@suneelgaur5246]

These videos are great👍The background sounds and the little snippets of people's conversations makes it even more immersive 😃

[@watchedwalker]

Thanks Suneel, glad you like them!

[@raquelguzman5238]

Anduvimos con mi Familia, por,estas, calles, en Junio 2001 es,Bello.

[@moncardiobit2806]

Thank s a lot. I used to walk the same tour (the same secuence) when I was in Madrid.

[@robertogarridolopez416]

DE MADRID AL CIELO 👍❤️😊🤷‍♂️🇪🇦 POR QUE TIENE LOMAS BONITO Y IMPORTANTE DEL MUNDO ENTERO 👍❤️😊🤷‍♂️🇪🇦

[@ritaalcivar5779]

Me encanto este video mostrando toda la ciudad los felicito

[@user-nj7yq9dc5d]

😍😍Madrid

[@danasroy5819]

waoooo gracias bro esta superrrr el video he aprendido mucho mucho ....

[@jchavez53]

Great video; a place I've always wanted to visit.

[@watchedwalker]

Cheers Joel, it’s a great city :)

[@valeriopalermo8211]

Tornerei adessoooo quanti ricordi in queste strade ...🥺

[@luzinetetargino3658]

Gracias por mostrarme esa ciudad hermosa.

[@yatusabesnetaquesabe679]

Hermoso recorrido gracias por subirlo

[@lourdesgalarzaordonez2254]

Saludos gracias por Compartir sus excelentes videos

[@hafeedkhalfan5532]

Beautiful Madrid. Enjoyed the video very much. Thanks

[@sewar59]

Thank you for this magnificent video thank you very much , Muchas gracias.

[@dryasytanne4490]

walked these sq 8 yrs ago. Top notch video!

[@cityexplorerplus_cep]

another awesome video!

[@watchedwalker]

Many thanks!

[@MissMellyVee]

Wonderful walk ! Madrid has charm and elegance and the Spanish architecture very evident. Sad to see that most major cities in the world have homeless people sleeping on sidewalks....in any event, what a lively city, sidewalks need to be cleaned of litter though hahaha....but apart from that very interesting! thank you as ever sweetie :)

[@watchedwalker]

Thank you MMV. Yes it’s sad to see so many homeless people. I didn’t notice too much litter while there, apart from by the homeless. There is a lot of street renovation going on at the moment, which made much of the centre look like a building site.

[@sacroarte6462]

Litter in Madrid????,go to Paris,Berlin or any other city...,even London(the city where I live) some parts are quite grimy because people have the bad habit of eat fast food in the streets..., something that in Madrid will be unthinkable (at least between the locals) ,Madrid is probably one of the cleanest cities in the world,in Spain the streets in the cities are washed up with detergent and water every single night of the year,if in a rare occasion you see a paper on the floor you can be sure It was a tourist who left it lying there....,and the facades of the buildings are impeccable like no other city,it is very common to see scaffolding in buildings mainly in Madrid during the month of August and the first two weeks of September ,due to the fact that the city is almost empty since 80% of the local population takes vacations during this period of time, the city council uses this month to clean the facades that need to be cleaned of the entire city,any tourist who travels to Madrid one of his first impressions is the magnificent and impeccable cleanliness of ist beautiful and colourful facades .

[@maesepedro9550]

The majority of homeless people are from Easterrn Europe, who come here because the climate is milder than in their countries,and they live better in the street, not Spanish, you can see it

[@l3go809]

Love your videos 😀

[@carlosestrada51]

¡Yo quiero ir a España un día más adelante en el futuro!

[@davidjackson7675]

That cafe life is addictive.. In a good way :)

[@2wenty-3hree50]

So beautiful

[@OussamaOuhaddach]

gracias por este gran video

[@petarpetrov1508]

Perfect video tenx ----

[@GurdeepSingh-ub4yt]

thanks a lot for this video

[@JayCeeMax]

Great video Watched Walker

[@muneefmuneef8527]

Very super

[@danidro8227]

great video, beautiful

[@Indianbiker]

Wow. This is how to do a walking tour. Have to learn a lot from you my brother from another mother.

[@watchedwalker]

Thank you!

[@angelromero9635]

Full of life

[@msa6711]

جميلة مدريد💐

[@martinmxz7]

Me encanta Madrid, cuando fui no pude hacer amistades allá pues en ese tiempo tenia pareja. Es de las cosas que me gustarìa, poder hacer amigos y amigas verdaderos en esa ciudad.

[@helseguimaraes3188]

Muito obrigada!

[@TravelTime4k]

Good content keep going on 👍

[@NadeenHope]

I miss this.

[@chiragupadhyay8994]

good video

[@mochmutohir4033]

Mantap brow..saya tunggu video selanjutnya..

[@isamaaltaein8672]

Thank you for shearing this great video ,but will get better if any place you arrived you say or writer the name so we know as we walking with you where we are walking .we have plane to visit Spain next year and we want to know about the city .Thank you so much.

[@watchedwalker]

Thanks, I do list the location and sights in the description as not everyone wants to see it onscreen.

[@javesolana74]

Megusta mucho españa

[@Fran-xu9ic]

La bandera del "orgullo" por todas partes, como si fuera algo bueno.

[@twiggyromero7137]

Nunca nos enteramos de que es lo que estas caminando, las imágenes son muy claras, pero no sabemos que es cada lugar

[@gurungmadan]

Madrid metro logo design looks suspiciously similar to London tube logo 🤔

[@tacertxa4018]

"For the logo, Antonio was inspired by London Underground (created in 1913 by Edward Johnston) and its features, which are simple but firm. Colors: Red, white, blue; Shape: A square that becomes spherical, extrapolating the London circle by a diamond. A perfect diamond. Message: M E T R O". It opened in 1919

[@carboneroysol]

much cheaper to travel on the Madrid underground though...

[@abertalbert7219]

The STOP signs are also similar in Paris and London

[@gonzalogarciacavero7249]

18:31 aparecio Lucia Bose

[@sonofjohn607]

06:26 You know they're American tourists when wearing Paris & London shirts while in Madrid.

[@brucemarsico6]

Not entirely true S.O.J.I've seen U.K. tourists wear those types of shirts.I've seen German tourists wear them too,Japanese....well they'll wear them everywhere they go.Canadians....yes...Chinese....of course..I'll admit, watching this, I see tonnes of tourists, from everywherewandering around. Of course, Plaza Mayor is the tourist trap, delujo, of Madrid.

[@QwertyUiop-bs2zr]

@@brucemarsico6 it's more the uk and the us than anyone else, the short of people that wear that kind of shirts tend to come from english speaking countries tbh. I have never seen an asian man with a british flag or a german

[@brucemarsico6]

@@QwertyUiop-bs2zr Well then, most Madrilenos must be out of town. What I see is very little difference from people in Madrid to Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro to Rome to Amsterdam. Obviously the wearing of shorts is international. I can't believe all of the people passing by here are either British or USA citizens. I see a lot of Spanish people dressed rather shabby.......world wide it is...

[@shangsimonABC]

23:23-- 23:25 Cuidado!! Había una pandilla de carteristas!

[@Arnel_A67]

😊👍

[@sgsggsgbzbshvsg3555]

José wedson da Silva verigood bem especiali

[@MAROUANESP1]

Spain 🇪🇸

[@robertolopez20]

Hola a todos. En la película los jóvenes amantes 1971 con Junior, José Suarez y Fanny Cano . Donde vive Junior es la plaza mayor? Saludos cordiales desde México

[@robertolopez20]

Hola. Yo quiero conocer Madrid

[@user-ch6bj7dq7m]

💗💗♥️🌺🌺💏💏💔💔👌👌🇮🇶🇮🇶💖💖😘😘❤❤⚘⚘🦋🍒💁‍♂️💑Madrid

[@bomajikoo3174]

Toooop

[@mykitchenmyrecipes4010]

Hi, all church for Switzerland, u Wil take and put the video

[@niloysaha412]

Amsterdam better or Madrid better In terms high infrastructure?

[@QwertyUiop-bs2zr]

I'd say Madrid

[@bebenoeliaisabel]

KZbin BEBE Noelia 🌈

[@vincentbianchi3361]

1:27 ah ok Minnie Mouse just walking randomly in Madrid

[@lahsanchergui6033]

Buena syudad

[@samerjakich1211]

🎁

[@melmakohva]

Photo España Centro Madrid.

[@melmakohva]

Muchisimas cosas muy muy abauena

[@carboneroysol]

Unfortunately this area of Madrid has yet to improve. Bars and restaurants in this area are still too "touristy" and have not benefited from the kind of renovation that would attract more local people, except in neighbouring La Latina and Cava Baja. The area could do as well with some new paving and more cleaning.

[@abertalbert7219]

You have many options. Travel

[@lalalalelele5320]

Otro sudamericano haciendo la puñeta.

[@user-nd1yu5yy1g]

يوما ما سأخبركم اننا وصلت

[@estilod8566]

6:04 jackie chan eres tu?

[@claudiov5554]

La mejor manera de conocer madrid sin contagiarse de coronavirus

[@xenianino6851]

Ahora que tienen service y vendedores hay mucha congestion cuando yo vivo en los 60 era mejor,Madrid matine limpiesa y me he fijado que ahora con todos los cambios veo basura por el piso y me desconcierta eso👎

[@xenianino6851]

Me da pena ese homeless and his dog😭

[@margaritavivancoscaldeiro5083]

Si !!! Pero te cuento que los ayuntamientos en España los ofrecen refugios para dormir y asearse, pero muchos no quieren, se acostumbran a estar así y no hacen nada las autoridades, sinceramente yo no dejaría que estuvieran en todo el centro de la ciudad, da muy mala imagen y no sé debiera consentir, pero no estoy muy enterada el porque no se soluciona .

[@ronmosely8355]

I dunno but its beautiful nice and what not but in main the streets of London, you see Brits, NYC you see us yanks, Paris you see the local French, here , its like most of everyone are tourists!

[@watchedwalker]

Locals tend to come out in the evening - it gets far busier then.

[@o.fuentes5958]

Nice joke, this its the center, tourist zone, go to the eiffel turret and you can see hundreds of tourist. And with all the racial diversity of NY you can find ho is tourist? Camon... AH! I forget that its the world pride parade, lot of people coming to Madrid only for that.

[@abertalbert7219]

On the main streets of NY, Paris or London you DO NOT see local. They are more touristy cities and do not have as much life on the street as Madrid. Don't know where to look for a problem? Haha

[@lalalalelele5320]

No son turistas son madrileños,

[@lalalalelele5320]

@@o.fuentes5958 Madrid es diversidad, no son turistas, en verano vienen pocos turistas a Madrid por el esceso de calor.