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Prado Museum Tour: Skip-the-Line Access to World-Class Art in Madrid
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509 Ratings
Madrid
Experience the Prado Museum in Madrid with skip-the-line access and a guided tour of its world-class art collection. Explore iconic works and discover the fascinating Landscape of Arts and Sciences on a walking tour.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Prado National Museum - Meet your guide by the Madrid City Tour Information Center next to Prado Museum. Remember to check in 15 minutes in advance of your activity. Enjoy a guided tour without queues with your skip the line ticket.\nVisit the most important paintings throughout the Museum. Admire great artworks by el Bosco, el Greco, Velazquez, Goya and Rubens. Discover the aim of the original building and why it changed to hold one of the most important art galleries in the world. The current exhibition holds more than 1.000 paintings of four different centuries. Given that for a first time visitor this can be overwhelming, let your guide show you around the site and learn about some of the most important works and its backstories.\nDid you know the royal collection represents the museum’s foundation? Once your guided tour finishes you can stay inside the museum for as long as you wish.
What's Included
- Bilingual guided tour in English and Spanish
- Prado Museum entrance and guided tour
- Monolingual guided tour available
- Optional 1 hour walking tour of Art and Science Landscape
- Individual radioguided system provided
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Explore one of the world’s leading art museums. Be amazed by the astounding collection and follow your guide as you explore the priceless masterpieces it houses, including the ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’. Avoid queues and maximize your enjoyment!
If you choose ‘Walking Tour & Prado Museum’ option: Kickstart with a 1-hour exploration of the Landscape of Arts and Sciences, often referred to as the Landscape of Light. This World Heritage Site listed by UNESCO is a unique urban space that fuses nature and culture through more than five centuries of history.
- On rare occasions, Prado Museum may be closed with little notice due to private functions taking place; impacted bookings will be offered an alternative date to visit or a full refund
- Prado Museum visitors are kindly requested to respect the instructions of the Museum Security: Photography and filming are not permitted inside the exhibitions.
- It is possible that some of the paintings that are in our program were not available, despite belonging to the permanent collections of the three museums, because it was assigned for some exhibition, in this case, would be replaced by another painting with a similar artistic value.
- Failure to show up at the established check-in time may entail losing the tour.
- Please keep in mind that the excursion includes several visits on foot. Wear appropriate attire
- Crowds or security protocols can lead to delays in skip the line access
Location
Calle de Felipe IV
Madrid City Tour Information Center, where Madrid City Tour red double decker buses stop.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.7
(509 Ratings)
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Robertobf3016al
Mar 29, 2024
Prado Museum. - Very nice visit to the Prado museum. Perhaps too much explanation in English from the guide considering that of the group of 20 only 5 or 6 did not speak Spanish. But very kind and friendly guide.
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Annepi3939je
Mar 26, 2024
Lots to see & lots to learn! - Wonderful tour. Our guide was knowledgeable & enthusiastic. We viewed a selection of paintings covering several eras - that illustrated the development of technique. Really enjoyed this tour
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Debra_m
Mar 25, 2024
Still a wait but not bad and certainly worth it! - We went in mid-March to miss the crowds. Of course the Prado Museum is very popular and so there were a lot of people even so, even in the "skip the line line." The wait wasn't bad and we had a chance to chat with others in our group as well as the guide, whose English was very good and who had lots of knowledge and details on the art we saw. Actually Kind of mind-blowing. What a great place. It inspires one to learn more about the classic art world.
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Wanderer52419424351
Mar 11, 2024
Unforgettable - Unforgettable experience, with a very good explanation of the most important things about the museum, it is highly recommended for people who visit Madrid
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Vacation38902286015
Feb 19, 2024
Wonderful experience - We came with our two children. Yanny managed to keep them interested the whole time. He is very generous with his comments and makes the visit a lively experience. The tour was amazing. I highly recommend it and I highly recommend our tour guide Yanny.
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Journey41707406946
Feb 19, 2024
Magnificent tour of the Prado museum - Yanny was an excellent guide and it was a great experience ! We had the possibility to discover a lot of paintings and artists.
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Lavi_v
Feb 15, 2024
Prado with teens - I was a bit concerned about the bilingual tour but the tour guide was excellent, keeping us moving seamlessly from painting to painting and letting us use the few minutes in between (when he did the Spanish translation) to wander to view other paintings within the same room or nearby and kept the large group interested throughout with his little tidbits of information! Thoroughly enjoyed with my teen and pre-teen!
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X1083hialiciam
Jan 23, 2024
Excellent guide - Excellent visit. The guide was very clear and precise with the information. He made the ride dynamic and enjoyable.
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Thierryr753
Apr 4, 2024
Disappointed... - Welcome from the very friendly guide, The service allows for wire cutting which is necessary given the crowds for the museum visit...
After too many people to appreciate the works, the guide's explanations are perfect, too bad there is no solution in French, it would have been even more appreciated..
The museum is very beautiful not too many works in the style we like. A little extra for Goya and Rubens: magnificent!
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Tibor_g
Apr 7, 2024
Skip the line - yes, but the unlimited number of people in the museum made the experience horrible. And not enjoyable - To be in the Prado was emotionally uplifting, but apparently the museum totally ignores basic rules of enjoyment of viewable arts, such as paintings: you could not even get close to any of the meaningful pieces, even though we paid a premium price for our tickets. Very disappointing!
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