MadSnail Travel project is as local as it can get. Although we collectively speak 5 languages, all of our guides are Madrid and/or Spanish born. There is one exception, which proves the rule, our Russian guide, who nevertheless has been españolized. We are united by a common passion for Madrid and inexhaustible depth of Spanish culture. We keep resisting the "cheese" of mass tourism and choose to create personalized and tailor-made experiences and private tours for our visitors.
Madrid guides
Enrique is the one who started it all for MadSnail Travel. He is a the heart, the brain and the sole of this project. Apart from that, Enrique is a licensed tour guide with a degree in Art History and a PhD coursework in 19th century Spanish paintings.
Walk with him through the historic center or Prado Museum galleries and discover for yourself his contagious passion about his home and beloved Madrid, Spanish history and, of course, art.
Madrileño guide Nacho specializes in cultural and gastronomic tours. He has led tour groups in diverse areas throughout Europe and the Americas, including many years’ experience as a guide in the Spanish and French Pyrenees, the Alps and the Andes.
Now happily settled in his home city of Madrid, Nacho is a pivotal part of the MadSnail Travel team. He is always ready for fun times with visitors to Madrid, providing different experience and approaches as he introduces newcomers to his home city.
His name might be Seán but he happens to be Spanish through and through! In Sean’s own words, he always had a strong affinity for history. “It's always been there, waiting for a chance to come out. Lucky me! I get this chance almost daily and we always manage to get a laugh out of it. Come and see, it is pretty easy to become a local in Madrid after all. . . or at least that is what everybody says!”
Marta, native from Madrid, licensed tour guide. She is Art Historian with specific interest in Italian history and art of Renessanse epoch. She is a refined professional and amazing guide, which can show her home city from many different angles and with a lot of passion.
Pedro is our window into the fine world of modern art and alternative cultures. He is an exciting, energetic and amazingly professional guide native from Madrid, who is always running, trying to everywhere at the same time. We are lucky to count with his knowledge and insight. Pedro is a licensed tour guide.
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