Madrid Highlights & Prado Museum Tour
About this activity
Highlights
- Explore Madrid's historic center
- Visit iconic landmarks like the Royal Palace
- Skip-the-line entry to Prado Museum
- Discover masterpieces by Velázquez and Goya
- Enjoy insights from an expert local guide
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Guided panoramic city tour
- Skip-the-line admission to Prado Museum
- Expert local guide
- Meals and beverages
Itinerary
Pass by: Did you know its construction dates back from the Napoleonic era?
Pass by: Royal Palace
Pass by: Almudena Cathedral
Pass by Plaza Mayor, once the center of Old Madrid and now the oldest square in the city. First build during the Habsburg period, it was the hearth of Madrid at the time.
Pass by: Puerta del Sol
Pass by: Walk of Art: Thyssen, Prado & Reina Sofía Museums
Pass by: Paseo de la Castellana
Pass by: Cibeles Square
Pass by: Relive more than a hundred years of Real Madrid history. Welcome to the Bernabeu Tour, where you will see the stadium as you have never seen it before. Get ready to feel the excitement of being on the pitch itself, the thrill of pre-match tension, the glow of past glories and the long history that has molded one of the world’s best football teams.
Pass by: Do not miss Puerta de Alcalá, the most famous of the five ancient gates into the city.
We will make our last stop in this iconic bullring
Pass by: Gran Via
But no trip to Madrid would be completed without a visit to the Prado Museum. Immerse yourself in its impressive collection as you wander through its majestic rooms at your own pace. Discover some of the most influential paintings in history, created by geniuses such as El Bosco, El Greco, Velázquez, 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.
Meeting point
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Important information
Know before you book
- Confirm the meeting point and time upon booking.
- Be aware that the tour operates in English.
- Note that the tour is not wheelchair accessible.
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable walking shoes for the city tour.
- Bring a valid ID for museum entry.
- Check the weather forecast and dress accordingly.
Cancellation policy
0All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Accessibility
- Easy Public Transport
- Infants Required On Laps
Good to know
- Please note photography and filming are not permitted inside the exhibitions.
- Please note this activity includes walking tours. Wear appropriate attire.
- Julià Travel reserves the right to modify or cancel the tour itinerary due to events celebrated in the city or force majeure operational reasons without prior notice.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers per guide.
- Crowds or security protocols can lead to delays in skip the line access.
- Admission staff may request official documentation to verify the children’s age (ID, Passport, etc). If this documentation is not provided, the payment of the difference corresponding to the adult rate may be required.
Traveler reviews
Greatest Tour Guide
Lisa was the best museum tour guide ever! Really knows her art works and history. Tour covers a lot, and skips a lot too. But you can always go back and see the things you missed. Her English was good and her Spanish was great too. You can pick your dialog.
Madrid highlights and visit to Prado Museum.
Amazing. Yanny ,the group's guide , told us the story behind every corner of the city,and the introduced us to some of the most emblematic paintigs inside the Prado Museum. It Washington an intense and worthy experience.
Fantastic amazing
The guides both on the Madrid tour and the Prado museum made the whole day. They were AMAZING passionate, ready to answer questions and very interactive. A great guide makes all the tour .
Disappointed
We had been on numerous tours similar to this on our 2 week vacation and this one did not come close to meeting our expectations. The tour was done in both English and Spanish so the back and forth of the guides commentary was very difficult to follow and often by the time the description was given in English we had passed the spot of topic. Our guide appeared to lack knowledge of the area and therefore lost the groups attention for the most part when minimal information was passed forward. On the museum tour at least 4 ppl left the group with in the first 10 min. It’s advised to ensure the language you require for the tour is confirmed prior to booking. The hop on hop off tour would be a good alternative in my opinion as you can get the language specific guided information and stop at locations of interest. We left Madrid knowing no more than we did when we came as a result of our time invested with this tour. Very disappointing.
Nice use of day
We enjoyed the simple city tour. Also very much enjoyed museum Prado. The guide is very knowledgeable in art.