The Gothic Heart
From a quiet medieval square to the Roman forum where the city began — where nothing is quite as old as it looks.
The story finds you.
Self-guided audio walks, researched and fact-checked down to the last detail. Stand where each story happened, listen, then walk on.
13 walks in Barcelona, Madrid and San Sebastián. 2.99 € each, yours to keep.
How it works
Stop, listen, walk on.
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Choose a walk.
Pick your route — it loads onto your phone, ready to go.
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It starts on its own.
As you reach each stop, the audio begins instantly — no hunting for the right track.
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Walk on when you're ready.
Stand where it happened, listen, then carry on at your own pace.
Cities & tours
Every walk, researched and made for the place it belongs to.
Barcelona
5 walks
Gràcia — The Village That Refused To Disappear
Once an independent town, now a Barcelona neighbourhood that never quite stopped being itself.
Sea, Power & Memory — Part I: The Working Sea
The medieval waterfront, from the royal shipyards to the merchants' exchange — how the city that built ships became a Mediterranean power.
Sea, Power & Memory — Part II: The Reclaimed Shore
Most of the coastline you walk in Barcelona is barely thirty years old. Barcelona didn't find its beach — it made one.
Beyond the Walls
A wall is not a monument to a city's strength — it is a city admitting it is afraid.
Madrid
6 walks
Castizo Madrid — The Neighbourhood That Outlived Its Own Work
Madrid's most famous market grew up around a slaughter yard and a district of tanners — the work is long gone, but what it produced was the neighbourhood itself.
Gran Vía — They Started Building Paris and Finished New York
Madrid ordered a boulevard from a king, and took delivery of a skyline from a republic.
The Christmas Fire — The Night Madrid Lost Its Castle
On Christmas Eve 1734, the fortress that had been the heart of Madrid for eight hundred years burned to the ground while the city was at Midnight Mass.
Bourbon Madrid — The Hill of Sciences
A king laid four instruments along one gentle hill to teach Madrid how to look at the world — and they are all still here.
Habsburg Madrid — The Capital That Was Ordered Into Being
Madrid didn't become a capital. It was told to be one — with no ceremony and no decree, only a note about changing address.
Literary Madrid — Where the Golden Age Wrote and Fought
Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Quevedo and Góngora all lived within a few streets of each other — and most of them couldn't stand the sight of one another.
San Sebastián
2 walks
The Soul of San Sebastián
From the elegance of La Concha to the working soul of the old harbour.
The Making of Donostia
Not a city that simply happened: from the day its walls came down in 1863 to a tobacco factory reborn as a cultural centre.
Why OpenEar
Made by hand, on foot.
Every word, checked.
We don't publish a story until it's researched and fact-checked. What you hear actually happened — exactly as it's told.
Built to be stood in.
Each story is made for one exact spot, so you hear it standing right where it happened.
One voice, the whole way.
A single narrator who knows the city, walking beside you like a friend.
FAQ
Good questions, honest answers.
Which cities can I walk?
Barcelona, Madrid and San Sebastián — 13 walks in all. More cities are in the works.
Does it work offline?
Yes — completely. Download a walk and both the audio and the map work with no signal at all. Useful if you're roaming, underground, or just saving battery.
How long do I keep a tour?
Once you buy a walk, it's yours to keep — no time limit. Download it and come back to it whenever you like.
What languages can I listen in?
English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.
Do I need a guide or a group?
No. It's just you, your headphones, and your own pace. Start, pause, and walk whenever you like.
Start walking.