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El Prado Museum and Madrid Royal Palace: Guided Tour in English with Preferential Access
4.4
14 Ratings
Madrid
Experience a guided tour of the El Prado Museum and Madrid Royal Palace in English with preferential access. Discover iconic artworks and learn about the history of art. Explore the grandeur of the Royal Palace and its rich decoration. Entrance fees included.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Prado National Museum - Our professional guide will meet you in Goya Statue next to the Prado Museum and the group will enter skipping the line inside the museum, where the guide will explain to you the most important art collections.
- Congreso de Los Diputados - When the guided tour inside the Prado Museum ends, you will walk through streets of Madrid and you will know some emblematic places such as the Congress of Deputies.
- Casa de Cervantes - During your walking tour from the Prado Museum to the Madrid Royal Palace, you will also know the Cervantes House, where lived the most important writer of Spanish Literature.
- Puerta del Sol - Before to arrive to the Royal Palace, the group tour will make a stop in Puerta del Sol, one of the most famous square in Madrid where are located the famous statue of the Bear and the Arbutus, and the post office clock, known for being the place from which the year-end chimes are issued since 1962.
- Royal Palace of Madrid - Finally, you will enter with a skip-the-line ticket into the Madrid Royal Palace, the official residence of Kings of Spain. Our guide will show and explain to you the impressive historical and artistic heritage that is part of this huge palace.
What's Included
- Skip-the-line entrance tickets to the monuments
- Headsets to hear the tour guide clearly
- Official guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on a morning exploration of two must-visit sites in Madrid. Our tour commences with a 1.5-hour journey through the treasured rooms and artworks of the Museo del Prado. We’ll focus intensively on those masterpieces that have reshaped the art historical narrative and achieved global recognition. Our inspection will include art by famed creators such as Murillo, Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, and Tiziano among many others.
Subsequently, following a walking tour of the noteworthy spots between the Prado museum and the palace, we’ll culminate our trip with a stopover at the Royal Palace. This monumental edifice, a symbol of European monarchy, will stun us with its opulent ornamentation and array of halls and rooms.
All our visits will be routed through preferred entry points, guided by licensed professionals, and inclusive of admission costs. Your only responsibility is to relish the beauty of Madrid and its spectacular landmarks.
- No Serious Medical Conditions
Location
Pl. de España, 9
Plaza de España
Naturanda Toursit Office
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(14 Ratings)
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Y4508ucalbertom
Apr 15, 2024
Nice fun and interesting - The best guide I have ever seen, Pedro
He made the visit enjoyable and fun, his anecdotes were super interesting, thank you for
All
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Fatih_t
Feb 3, 2024
Perfect tour - Great and very knowledgeable guides. They answered every questiom of the attendees. Shared many insights and stories about the madrid
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Alee_k
Jun 29, 2023
Excellent way to see 2 sites. - Excellent way to see both sites on the same day and skip the line. Time was given to have a brief lunch in the Palace Cafe. Having a knowledgeable guide is a must especially for the Prado in order to learn much more about the art you see.
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Robert_c
May 11, 2023
The guide was very good - We were very impressed with the guide and his in-depth knowledge of the various great artists featured in the museum…. He was engaging and very interesting .He made the art and the palace tour come to life for us
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Dayle_h
Oct 11, 2022
Wish we could have stayed longer with our guide in Prada. So interesting. - The prado was very quick and efficient even though it was extremely busy with many tours. enjoyed the city tour even though the palace was cancelled due to the king being in residence.
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Jeanette_p
Dec 23, 2023
Del Prado - Viewing gorgeous paintings including Rubens, Goya & Valazquez. Too large of a group. Hard to hear tour guide on the earpiece.
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John_s
May 14, 2023
Royal Palace Great, Prado "Okay" - The Royal Palace part of the tour was excellent other than the fact that the place is simply overrun with so many other tourists. Everything was well explained and led. We were less impressed with the Prado part. The guide knew a lot but spent too long explaining every last detail on a few individual pieces. This coupled with the massive crowds led me to spend most of my time looking at OTHER pieces, perhaps not as "impressive" but IMO you don't have to know every detail about a piece in order to appreciate it.
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Jay
May 1, 2023
You may want do separate tours - Our guide was energetic and knowledgeable. Much better that going without a guide. One word of caution: After 90 minutes of touring the palace and a 45 minute walk to El Prado, we were feeling tired and hungry and didn't enjoy El Prado as much as we would have if it were a separate tour. However, the guided tour of the city during the walk in between was valuable.
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Norma_m
Nov 25, 2022
Well worth it - The tour was well worth it. Right into the palace and the Prado. The guide was knowledgeable and friendly. It was well worth walking with her between places as she told us such a lot of history of Madrid on the way. At The Prado she showed us about 10/12 paintings. She was very informative and engaging. There’s so many paintings in there, the tour gave us focus. Only comment is audio guide was not perfect.
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Francis_s
May 6, 2023
Tour Operator hired by Viator NO GOOD - Viator needs to stop using tour operator "Naturanda Turismo Ambiental". 1st half of tour of Madrid Palace no problem, however after a one hour walk to El Prado museum, tour operator was adding additional people to only the museum part of tour. Tour guide wasted 45 minutes of our time calling the people to add because they were late in arriving at museum. Tour operator selfish in penalizing our group, finally got to line, way too long after 45 mins wasted, we gave up too late in day to start museum with such large crowds. If Viator uses this tour operator, cancel and use different one
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