Tip-based free walking tours

A walk through the old town with a local guide who tells the history and legends of the place. Book your spot online with a small booking fee and at the end tip the guide what you think it was worth, no minimum.

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Tip-based free walking tour of Comillas: sea and Modernisme
Walk through the essentials of Comillas in an hour and a half with an official Cantabria tourist guide and pay for the tour with a tip at…
Comillas1 h 30 min2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free tour of the Alcazaba of Almería
Explore Spain's largest Andalusian fortress, its three walled enclosures and a thousand years of history with an official guide who is also…
Almería1 h 30 min2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free tour of Almería's old town
Discover the monuments and secrets of central Almería in just under two hours, with an official guide who is also a historian, paying for…
Almería1 h 45 min2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free walking tour of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter and El Born
Walk through 2,000 years of Barcelona history in just over two hours, from Roman Barcino to El Born, and pay for the tour with a tip at the…
Barcelona2 h 15 min2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free walking tour of Gaudí and Modernisme to the Sagrada Família
Discover the Modernisme of Gaudí, Domènech i Montaner and Puig i Cadafalch along Passeig de Gràcia and finish in front of the Sagrada…
Barcelona2 h 30 min2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based night walking tour of Málaga's old town, in English
Walk through 2,800 years of Málaga's history at night with its monuments lit up, in English with official guides, paying for the tour with a…
Málaga1 h 45 min2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free walking tour of the Raval: forbidden Barcelona
Discover the Raval's untold side: legends, crimes and old brothels of the old town in two hours on foot, and pay for the tour with a tip at…
Barcelona2 h2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based walking tour of Córdoba's popular culture, in English
Walk through Córdoba of the three cultures, from San Basilio to the Jewish Quarter, with an official guide who tells it in English, paying…
Córdoba1 h 30 min2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free tour of Carmona: Lucero de Europa
Walk through five thousand years of Carmona's history with an official tourist guide, in a small group, paying for the tour with a tip at…
Carmona2 h2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free tour of monumental Seville
Discover on foot the Seville of the great monuments, from the Giralda to the Plaza de España, with an official tourist guide, paying for the…
Sevilla2 h2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free tour of World Heritage Alcalá de Henares
Walk through the historic centre of Alcalá de Henares, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with an official guide born in the city, and pay for…
Alcalá de Henares1 h 30 min1 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free tour of Complutum, Alcalá's Roman city
Walk through Complutum, the Roman city where Alcalá de Henares was born, with an official local guide, and pay for the tour with a tip at…
Alcalá de Henares1 h 30 min1 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free tour of Sanlúcar de Barrameda: lower and upper town
Walk the lower and upper town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda with a local guide, in two hours and paying for the tour with a tip at the end.
Sanlúcar de Barrameda2 h2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free walking tour of monumental Valladolid
Walk through Valladolid, the city that was once the Castilian capital of the Empire, from the Cathedral to the Colegio de San Gregorio, with…
Valladolid1 h 45 min2 €On request (within 24 h)
Tip-based free tour of Valladolid's legends and mysteries
Discover at dusk the hidden side of Valladolid: crimes, ghosts and miracles tucked away in its monuments, and pay for the tour with a tip at…
Valladolid1 h 45 min2 €On request (within 24 h)
Tip-based free walking tour of monumental Medina del Campo
Walk through the town where Isabella the Catholic died, from the Castillo de la Mota to Spain's largest main square, and pay for the tour…
Medina del Campo1 h 45 min2 €On request (within 24 h)
Free tour of Vegueta and Triana with honey rum tasting
Walk through the historic centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with an official tourist guide, toast with Canarian honey rum and pay for the…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria2 h2 €Instant confirmation
Free tour of Las Canteras and the Port of La Luz with honey rum
Explore Las Canteras beach and the Port district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on foot with an official guide, taste Canarian honey rum by…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria2 h2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based walking tour of Málaga's historic centre: history, secrets and art
Walk through almost 3,000 years of Málaga's history in under two hours with an official guide who lives here, and pay for the tour with a…
Málaga1 h 45 min2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based tour of the Alcazaba and Roman Theatre of Málaga
Step inside Málaga's Alcazaba and its Roman Theatre with an official guide who explains why every gate, courtyard and tower was built, and…
Málaga1 h 30 min2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based walking tour of Habsburg Madrid
Walk through historic Habsburg Madrid, from Puerta del Sol to the Royal Palace, with a guide who tells it in Spanish, paying for the tour…
Madrid2 h 20 min2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based walking tour of monumental Madrid: Alcalá and the Retiro
Walk through Bourbon Madrid along Calle Alcalá, from Puerta del Sol to Retiro Park, with a guide who tells it in Spanish, paying for the…
Madrid2 h 20 min2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based walking tour of Madrid's essentials
The ideal first look at the city: from Plaza Mayor to the Royal Palace and Puerta del Sol in two hours, led by historians.
Madrid2 h2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based night walking tour of Madrid
Madrid after dark, when its squares light up: from the Royal Palace and its viewpoint to Sol, Cibeles and an illuminated Puerta de Alcalá.
Madrid2 h2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based walking tour of the Barrio de las Letras
A stroll through the quarter where the great Golden Age writers lived and feuded, from Lope de Vega to Cervantes, stopping at its squares,…
Madrid2 h2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based walking tour of Cabo de Palos old town and harbour
Walk the old town and harbour of Cabo de Palos with a local guide and pay what you think the tour was worth at the end.
Cabo de Palos1 h 30 min2 €On request (within 24 h)
Tip-based 3-in-1 walking tour of Barcelona: Sagrada Família, Gaudí and the Gothic Quarter
Walk 2,000 years of Barcelona's history in a single 3-hour tour, from the Sagrada Família to the Gothic Quarter, with a local guide and…
Barcelona3 h2 €Instant confirmation
Tip-based free tour of Córdoba, a World Heritage city
Walk Córdoba's historic centre, a World Heritage site, from Plaza de las Tendillas to the Mosque-Cathedral, with an official guide who tells…
Córdoba1 h 30 min2 €Instant confirmation

What a tip-based free tour is

A free tour is a guided walk of about 90 to 120 minutes whose price is not fixed: at the end you give the guide whatever tip feels fair for what they gave you. There is no minimum and nobody asks you for it halfway round.

It is a good way to get to know a city with a local before deciding what to see more slowly, and also if you live nearby and never stopped to listen to its history. Today there are departures in cities such as Seville, Córdoba, Carmona, Alcalá de Henares, Valladolid, Medina del Campo and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

How payment works

Here you only pay a 2 € booking fee per person, online by card: it holds your place and stops the guide waiting for no-shows. Some tours have a reduced 1 € rate for youths aged 12 to 16 and charge no booking fee for children aged 0 to 11.

The tour itself is tip-based: you hand the tip to the guide at the end, in the amount you decide. Each listing explains how it works, and the booking can be cancelled under its policy.

What to expect and when to book

Each listing describes the route, the meeting point and the language. Most are in Spanish; there are also departures in English. Places per departure are limited, so for Saturday mornings book ahead.

Arrive a few minutes early, wear comfortable shoes, bring water, and have your QR pass on your phone: the guide checks it at the meeting point. The conditions for each departure are on its listing.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a free tour cost?

The tour is tip-based: at the end you give the guide whatever you consider fair, with no minimum. The only thing you pay when booking is 2 € per person, which holds your place.

What is the 2 € booking fee for?

To secure your place and let the guide know how many of you are coming. The tip is separate and handed over in person at the end. Some tours have a 1 € rate for youths aged 12 to 16 and charge no booking fee for children aged 0 to 11.

How long does it last and in what language?

Between 90 and 120 minutes, on foot with stops. Almost all are in Spanish; there are also departures in English. The language and the meeting point are on each listing.

Can I cancel?

Yes, under the policy on each listing, which you can see before paying. If you cannot make it, cancel as soon as possible so the guide can free the place for someone else.

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