Madrid: Prado Museum and El Retiro Park Guided Tour

Madrid: Prado Museum and El Retiro Park Guided Tour

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Enjoy a guided tour of the UNESCO-listed Retiro Park, Paseo del Prado, and a tour of the Prado Museum. All of the places are accompanied by an expert guide.

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Highlights

Explore the Prado Museum, one of the finest art museums in the world
Take a journey through the eyes of Spanish painters at the Prado
Tour popular El Retiro Park, admiring its monuments and hidden gems
Discover one of Unesco's World Heritage Sites

Description

See El Retiro's most famous sites including the Crystal Palace, the Philip IV Gate, as well as places that are not listed in guidebooks. El Retiro has more than 19,000 trees of 167 different species, a lake, and a variety of different sculptures, important buildings, and gardens that make the park one of the main attractions in Madrid. Along the way, you'll gain valuable insights from your knowledgeable guide. Then, walk with your guide along the Paseo del Prado until you reach the Prado Museum, which is the main Spanish national art museum. El Prado is widely considered to have one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century. It's based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, the single best collection of Spanish art in the world. Founded as a museum of painting and sculpture in 1819, it also contains important collections of other types of works. Explore one of the greatest art museums in the world without having to queue. Once you get inside, you'll be able to marvel at the incredible works of Francisco Goya, the most extensively represented artist in the collection, as well as orks by Hieronymus Bosch, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, and Diego Velázquez.

Includes

Skip-the-line entry ticket for the Prado Museum Licensed tour guide Walking tour of El Retiro Park

Important Information

Comfortable footwear is recommended
The tour is not wheelchair accessible
If you have selected the option with tapas tasting, make your way to the Casa Ciriaco on your own (Calle Mayor 84) when the Prado Tour has finished Please do not bring backpacks, the Prado Museum may prohibit your entry. The visit to the Prado Museum is at 16:15 for the English tour, or at 12:45 for the Spanish tour, at the Goya Statue on Calle Felipe IV, next to the Prado Museum **Saturdays and Sundays, the Prado Museum guided tour in English is at 13.30h