# Madrid City Explorer — Audio Guide, Walks & History > Audio Guide, Walks & History (iPhone/iPad app by Alberto Gonzalo Rodriguez Salgado.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/madrid-city-explorer/id6758273494 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Alberto Gonzalo Rodriguez Salgado](https://appshunter.io/developer/1870678822) - Category: Travel, Education - Price: Free - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1.1 GB - Languages: English, Spanish - Released: 2026-03-10 - Data updated: 2026-06-29 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/madrid-city-explorer/id6758273494/reviews.md ## What is Madrid City Explorer? Madrid Explorer is your personal audio guide to the Spanish capital — built for visitors exploring for the first time and locals rediscovering the city they call home. Walk past a landmark and hear its story. Learn why your neighborhood has that name. Stand in front of a masterpiece and understand what makes it extraordinary. Madrid is full of stories — this app helps you hear them. AUDIO STORIES THAT FIND YOU As you approach a point of interest, Madrid Explorer detects your location and plays its narrated story. No searching, no typing — just walk and listen. 30+ POINTS OF INTEREST From the Royal Palace to the hidden corners of La Latina, each location features a 4–5 minute narrated story covering history, architecture, and secrets that even lifelong madrileños might not know. 8 THEMED WALKING ROUTES Habsburg Madrid, the Bourbon legacy, the literary quarter, and more. Each route connects multiple stops into a curated experience with distance, duration, and difficulty ratings. MADRID'S FULL HISTORY An interactive timeline from the 9th-century Moorish fortress of Mayrit to modern-day Madrid. The Arab walls, the Austrias, the Bourbons, the Civil War, La Movida — all narrated and illustrated. 10 MASTERPIECE NARRATIONS Las Meninas, Guernica, The Garden of Earthly Delights, Saturn Devouring His Son — hear the story behind the painting, who made it, why it matters, and what to look for. Perfect before or during your museum visit. 9 ICONIC FIGURES The people who shaped Madrid: Velázquez, Goya, Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Charles III, Manuela Malasaña, and more. Their stories, told at the places where they lived and worked. EAT & DRINK LIKE A LOCAL A handpicked guide to Madrid's best restaurants, tapas bars, and hidden gems — with locations on the map, price ranges, and what to order. TRAVEL TIPS & ESSENTIALS Transport, safety, money-saving tips, language phrases, free museum hours, weather by season, and cultural etiquette. WORKS OFFLINE Audio stories are bundled with the app. No internet needed — just your headphones and curiosity. Available in English and Spanish. PREMIUM (one-time purchase): · 30 deep-dive audio guides · 10 painting narrations · 9 iconic figure stories · 8 themed walking routes ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.1 — 2026-04-09 Visual Narrations Play audio at Madrid's top landmarks and watch synchronized images unfold — like a mini-documentary in your pocket. Available for 15 POIs, 9 history eras, and 13 iconic figures. Painting Explorations Experience Las Meninas and The Garden of Earthly Delights with guided zoom — the narration takes you into every corner of the masterpiece. Madrid Quiz 5 chapters, 25 questions. Test what you know about landmarks, food, history, art, and Madrid's best-kept secrets. Eat Like a Madrileño 10 must-try dishes with cinematic images, curated restaurant picks with Google Maps links. Restaurants organized by category: Historic, Tapas Trail, Budget Bites, and more. Map Search Find any landmark instantly — type a name and the map zooms right to it. Redesigned POI Detail Cleaner layout with one-tap "Watch & Listen" for visual narrations. Humanized distances. Section jump chips. Discover Tab Renamed from Tips — now with quiz, videos, photo spots, and practical info organized in two tiers. Smaller App Optimized images reduced app size by 30%. ### 1.0.2 — 2026-03-25 - Meet Oso Madrileño! Our friendly bear guide now appears in video shorts across the app — food stories, iconic spots, and history eras, all narrated in English and Spanish - New "Best Photo Spots" section in Tips — 15 instagrammable locations with exact positioning, best time to shoot, and pro tips - Walk cards now feature beautiful hero images with Oso Madrileno at each route's theme - Thank-you video from Oso after unlocking premium - All videos now available in Spanish - Image and asset optimization for faster load times - Bug fixes and UI improvements ### 1.0.1 — 2026-03-13 - Improved food section: category filters and map view now work as expected   - Refined layout and spacing across point-of-interest detail screens for a more polished look   - App now displays as "Madrid Explorer" on your home screen ### 1.0 — 2026-03-10 No release notes. ## More apps by Alberto Gonzalo Rodriguez Salgado - [Mexico City Explorer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mexico-city-explorer/id6758960454) - [Japan Explorer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/japan-explorer/id6760336357) - [Barcelona City Explorer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barcelona-city-explorer/id6761735246) All apps by Alberto Gonzalo Rodriguez Salgado: https://appshunter.io/developer/1870678822 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-29.*