Swords Shells and Morcilla Self Guided Tour of Burgos

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Swords Shells and Morcilla Self Guided Tour of Burgos

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Free cancellation available
3h
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Multiple languages

Overview

A city fountain that once poured wine instead of water whenever kings arrived. A medieval gate hiding a secret room with a six-hundred-year-old ceiling. A bridge lined with characters from Spain's oldest epic poem. This self-guided audio walking tour of Burgos uncovers stories most visitors walk straight past.

You'll trace the Camino de Santiago through streets where 34 taverns once fed a quarter-million pilgrims a year, stand before the palace where Columbus reported back from the Americas, and discover why the city's most gifted architect was rejected by his own hometown. Along the way, the tour weaves in Burgos's food culture — from morcilla to suckling lamb on the tapas streets.

Everything runs from your phone — no meeting point, no fixed time, no group. If you want a Burgos audio tour that rewards curiosity rather than rushing you between landmarks, this fits. Over 20,000 travellers have used your self-guided tours, and a full refund guarantee means there's nothing to lose.

Activity location

Arco de Santa María
- 9 Plaza Rey San Fernando
- 09003, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

Arco de Santa María
- 9 Plaza Rey San Fernando
- 09003, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain

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Swords Shells and Morcilla Self Guided Tour of Burgos in Multilingual

3h
Opening hours: Thu 8:00 am-6:00 pm
English

Travellers

Languages available

Price details

NZ$13.06 x 1 AdultNZ$13.06

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100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
Audio and written guide included
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
1-year access on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Any physical devices or headphones
Human tour guide at location
Transport

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Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
All stops will be visited from outside without entering into any locations
The total time taken for the tour includes walking between stops and time at each location to listen to the commenetary

Activity itinerary

Plaza De La Libertad (Pass by)

The Fountain of Wine and Casa Ojeda – Pause at a fountain that once ran red with wine whenever kings arrived — then follow the scent of roasting lamb to the restaurant next door.

Casa del Cordón - Palacio del Condestable de Castilla (Pass by)

The Facade – Columbus, Kings, and the First Human Rights – Read the twin mottos carved above the door — one from a warrior, one from a scholar — and decide whose philosophy wins.

Casa del Cordón - Palacio del Condestable de Castilla (Pass by)

Casa del Cordón – Enter the palace where Columbus reported back from the Americas and a wife's three promises outlasted her husband's life.

Puente De San Pablo (Pass by)

The San Pablo Bridge and the Poem of El Cid – Cross a bridge lined with characters from Spain's oldest epic poem — and hear why Burgos has never forgiven Madrid. Atapuerca and the Museum of Human Evolution – Grasp why a hillside fifteen kilometres away rewrote the entire timeline of human life in Europe.

Statue of El Cid (Pass by)

El Cid – Meet the warrior whose embalmed body reportedly rode into battle one last time — on a horse whose name the whole city still knows.

Burgos Provincial Deputation (Pass by)

The Provincial Palace and the Main Theatre – Decode why the city's name carries an "S" — one letter that turned a single fortress into the seat of a kingdom. Follow a Burgos-born artist José Vela Zanetti from civil war exile to the walls of the United Nations — then back home again.

Paseo del Espolon (Pass by)

The Paseo del Espolón – Walk beneath plane trees whose branches have fused into a single living organism stretching the length of the promenade. Trace a painted map of medieval Burgos, then stand at the gate where coaches once thundered through and people died.

Placa Puerta de las Carretas (Pass by)

The Medieval Map and the Stagecoaches' Door – Trace a painted map of medieval Burgos, then stand at the gate where coaches once thundered through and people died.

Casa Consistorial (Pass by)

The Flood Markers and the Coat of Arms – Spot the red lines on the walls and measure how far above your head the river once rose.

Monumento a Carlos III (Pass by)

The Plaza Mayor – Picture a thirteenth-century city of fourteen thousand people with thirty-four taverns — and the quarter-million pilgrims who kept them in business.

Calle San Lorenzo (Pass by)

Calle Tapas – Taste your way through morcilla, cojonudos, and roast lamb on a street where the counters are still piled high at midday.

Placa Puerta de las Carretas (Pass by)

The Medieval Map and the Stagecoaches' Door – Trace a painted map of medieval Burgos, then stand at the gate where coaches once thundered through and people died.

Paseo del Espolon (Pass by)

The Paseo del Espolón – Walk beneath plane trees whose branches have fused into a single living organism stretching the length of the promenade.

Arco de Santa Maria (Pass by)

Arco de Santa María – Stand before six stone figures spanning six centuries and work out why one warrior matters more than the king beside him. The Secret Room of Santa María – Pass beneath Roman goddesses and peer into a closed-door chamber whose six-hundred-year-old ceiling was never meant for your eyes.

Restaurante Puerta Real (Pass by)

The Miradores of Burgos and the Weary Pilgrim – Notice the glass-enclosed balconies overhead, then look down at a bronze figure covered in wounds no postcard ever shows.

Portada de Santa María (Catedral de Burgos) (Pass by)

Burgos Cathedral – North Door – Look up at a stone doorway where souls are weighed, judged, and hurled sideways — medieval sculptors held nothing back.

Church of San Nicolás de Bari (Pass by)

The Church of San Nicolás de Bari – Step inside the church most visitors walk right past — and find an altarpiece carved from the same stone as the cathedral.

Location

Activity location

Arco de Santa María
- 9 Plaza Rey San Fernando
- 09003, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

Arco de Santa María
- 9 Plaza Rey San Fernando
- 09003, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain

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