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Madrid can be explored this summer through its series and films
This summer, Madrid proposes a different way to explore the city: seeing its streets as film and television sets. The Madrid en la pantalla programme offers seven free guided routes and a new illustrated map connecting neighbourhoods, squares, bars and buildings with series and films shot in the capital.
The visits will take place every Saturday and Sunday between 18 July and 20 September, with advance booking required. The proposal is intended both for visitors and for Madrid residents who want to rediscover the city through scenes, characters, filming anecdotes and corners that often go unnoticed.
The programme begins with the Nuevas comedias madrileñas route, inspired by the illustrated cultural map of the same name. The itinerary goes through settings linked to series such as Poquita fe, Paquita Salas, Machos Alfa and Valeria, which have made Madrid's everyday life the subject of comedy.
The agenda also includes the Madrid, capital of series walk, with references to titles such as La casa de papel, Élite, Las chicas del cable, El Ministerio del Tiempo, Antidisturbios, 30 monedas and Veneno. The city thus appears as a recognisable filming location, but also as a character in very different stories.
Cinema will have several stops of its own. There will be routes dedicated to Concha Velasco, Pedro Almodóvar and the Paisaje de la Luz, as well as itineraries through Chamberí and Tetuán, two districts that expand the map beyond the usual tourist areas. The proposal helps spread the cultural gaze across neighbourhoods with a rich audiovisual memory.
The Nuevas comedias madrileñas map completes the experience with 21 locations illustrated in a retro comic-book style. It features places such as Museo Chicote, La Carmencita, Cuesta de Moyano, Faro de Moncloa and Palacio de la Duquesa de Sueca, the fictional headquarters of El Ministerio del Tiempo.
The initiative reinforces an increasingly visible trend: travelling or strolling through a city by following what has been seen on screen. Madrid is taking advantage of that momentum to offer more narrative cultural tourism, less concentrated on classic monuments and more connected with bars, streets, neighbourhoods and recognisable scenes.
The change gives a clear image of the capital as a great urban filming location. This summer, Madrid is not only visited for its museums, terraces or squares; it is also explored by following the traces of its series, comedies and characters, with routes that turn the screen into an excuse to look at the city again.