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Guided Prado Museum Tour

Tour guide explaining an artwork to a group of tourists inside the Prado Museum, Madrid
Visitors exploring artwork inside Madrid's Prado Museum during a guided tour.
Visitors exploring artwork inside Madrid's Prado Museum during a guided tour.
Visitors exploring art exhibits inside the Prado Museum, Madrid, during a guided tour.

Take a guided tour through the Prado Museum, the largest and most important museum in Spain. Learn about the jaw-dropping art on display with insightful commentary from your expert guide. Admire art by the Old Masters of Spanish art, such as Velasquez, Goya, and El Greco, and view Las Meninas at one of the greatest art museums in the world.

Highlights

  • Wander through the many galleries of exhibits in the Prado Museum with your expert guide, and discover the vast collection of artworks housed within its walls.
  • Learn more about the paintings and frescoes made by the Spanish Masters, such as Goya, Velasquez, El Greco, and Caravaggio with facts, anecdotes, and commentary from your guide.
  • Catch a glimpse of Las Meninas, Velasquez’s magnum opus and a true masterpiece of Spanish Art, as well as the largest collection of Goya’s paintings in one place.

Inclusions

  • Tickets to the Prado Museum of Madrid.
  • Guided tour with an expert bilingual guide.

Exclusions

  • Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
  • Food or drinks

Cancellation policy

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

Find out all there is to know about Spanish art with this guided tour through the Prado Museum in Madrid. Founded in 1819 as a museum of art and sculpture, the Prado is considered one of the greatest museums of art in both Spain and the world. It boasts of vast collections of artworks, with more than 1300 works on display in the main buildings. Walk around and view some of these stunning works, while you are regaled with insightful facts and anecdotes by your expert guide, and learn to look at the exhibits through the eyes of some of the greatest Spanish painters throughout history.

Along the way, you can admire and learn about works of art by Francisco de Goya, Diego Velázquez, El Greco, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Caravaggio, Juan de Flandes, among others, that are on display, as well as learn more about Spanish art history and tradition. Many other collections of great historical and artistic importance are also preserved in the palace, including the largest collection of paintings by Italian masters outside of Italy, acquired courtesy of Velasquez’s keen eye and sensibility, a near-complete catalog of Goya’s masterworks, and the Las Meninas, Velasquez’s masterpiece and possibly the most important painting in Spanish Art history. A real treat for art and history lovers, a tour through the Prado Museum is sure to change the way you view the world.

** Timings and Availability **

The tour starts at 10:15 AM every day and lasts for 2 hours, approximately. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the starting time of the tour.

Guide Languages

Please be advised that the tour will be conducted in both English and Spanish.

** Dress Code **

Since the tour will cover a fair amount of ground in 2 hours, we recommend you put on some comfortable shoes to walk with ease.

** Accessibility **

This experience is accessible by wheelchair.

Reduced Price Tickets

  • Children aged 3-6 are eligible for reduced prices. Please select "Child" option on the last page.
  • Infants aged 0-2 can visit for free

How to Redeem your Tickets

You will receive an email with your Prado Museum Guided tour mobile voucher. No need to print. Please display the same to your guide and security and head inside directly.

Address

The meeting point is at the Goya statue, Philip IV Street, 28014, Madrid, Spain.

Getting There

By bus: Lines 10, 14 and 27 ply to the nearest bus stop, Neptuno.

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