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Prado Museum Guided Tours

Visitors exploring art exhibits inside Prado Museum, Madrid, during a guided tour.
Visitors exploring art exhibits inside Prado Museum, Madrid, during a guided tour.
Visitors exploring art exhibits inside Prado Museum, Madrid, during a guided tour.
Visitors exploring art exhibits inside the Prado Museum, Madrid, during a guided tour.

Walk through Prado Museum’s galleries in the company of an expert guide. See and learn about the Spanish masterpieces in the language of your comfort.

Highlights

  • Discover wide-ranging Spanish works of art at the Prado Museum along with an expert guide.

  • 7000 colorful paintings and 1000 hyper-realistic sculptures await to awe you! Spot key pieces like The Garden of Earthy Delights and Titian's portraits.

  • With a guide by your side, uncover how Goya's hearing loss and the political climate of the time influenced the haunting themes of Black Paintings.

  • Choose an English, Italian, French, Spanish, or bilingual guide. Learn all about composition and brush techniques in the language you know best.

  • Fun fact: Diego Velázquez’s “Las Meninas” is considered one of the most analyzed paintings in art history. Find out why!

Inclusions

  • Guided tour of Prado Museum with entry

  • English/ Italian/ French/ Spanish-speaking guide (as per option selected)

  • English and Spanish-speaking bilingual guide (as per option selected)

Cancellation policy

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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Guests from United States, Australia, France and over 55 countries have loved this experience
Manuel Delgado

Manuel

5/5

Nov, 2024

Our tour guide, Macarena, was amazing and brought the paintings to life and gave a perspective I would have never imagined. The staff was very accommodating and the exhibits were breathtaking.
Daniel Freeman

Daniel

5/5

Nov, 2024

The guide was remarkably, the best we have had for any art museum. The pace was excellent and the insight offered by the guide was breathtaking!
Robert Rose

Robert

5/5

Nov, 2024

The ticketing experience was very easy and quick. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and interesting. We highly recommend it to get so much more out of a visit to the museum. Very worthwhile.
Lawrence Lew

Lawrence

5/5

Nov, 2024

The designated meeting point was somewhat confusing and illogical, not in front of the museum but rather across the street. But the guide, Xavier/Javier, was friendly, funny, smart, patient and knowledgeable.
Kai Boyd

Kai

5/5

Nov, 2024

A Day at the Prado: A Tour with Helena This year, I had the pleasure of experiencing one of the best guided tours I’ve ever attended. Visiting the Prado Museum in Madrid is always a highlight, but having Helena as our guide took it to an entirely new level. Helena’s knowledge of the museum’s collection was impressive. She brought the works of Velázquez, Goya, and Bosch to life with stories that were both fascinating and engaging. Her ability to explain the nuances of each painting, from the political undertones of Las Meninas to the surreal details of The Garden of Earthly Delights, kept everyone hooked. But what set her apart was her entertaining style. Helena didn’t just recite facts; she made the history feel alive. Her humor and passion for the art were infectious, and she encouraged questions and discussions, making the experience interactive and fun. It wasn’t just a tour; it was a journey through history, culture, and art. If you’re planning to visit the Prado, I can’t recommend Helena enough. She turned what could have been an ordinary museum visit into the best cultural experience I’ve had this year.

A day with Art at Prado

Occupying an 18th-century Neo-classical building, the Prado Museum is home to over 20,000 works of art that include around 7,500 paintings, 8,000 drawings, 4,800 prints, and 1,000 sculptures and other works of art and historical documents. Some of the greats whose works adorn the Prado walls are Francisco Goya, El Greco, Diego Velazquez, Hieronymus Bosch, Peter Paul Rubens, and Titian. Thousands of other paintings from the Renaissance and Baroque period are also on display at the Prado Museum.

Prado with an expert

This guided tour of the Prado Museum will show you the best highlights of the museum. Your guided tour of the Prado Museum begins at the designated meeting point near the museum where you will meet your licensed guide. Your tour guide will then lead you through a brief security check and then into the museum. The guided tour is available in 4 languages, English, Spanish, Italian, or French.

Masterpieces worth seeing

In the company of a guide, you will breeze through the galleries as your guide shows you the classics, giving you all the information you'll need to make this visit memorable. Some of the popular works of art include "The Garden of Earthly Delights" by Hieronymus Bosch, "The Descent from the Cross" by Roger van der Weyden, "Las Meninas" by Diego Velazquez, Goya's "Maja" series, "Emperor Carlos V on Horseback" by Titian, "David Victorious over Goliath" by Caravaggio and many more.

After the tour, you are free to stay at the museum for as long as you like.

What's not allowed

  • Keep in mind food & beverages are not allowed on this experience. Pack wisely!

  • Keep your camera tucked away – photography and videography is strictly not allowed at the venue.

Accessibility

  • This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.

Additional information

  • Facilities: Baggage storage
  • Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.

  • Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.

  • Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Please check your final voucher for the meeting point details and specific instructions.

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