Madrid: Prado Museum and El Retiro Park Guided Tour
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Embark on a route through El Retiro's most famous sites such as the Crystal Palace and the Felipe IV Gate, as well as some 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 most famous in the world and one of the main attractions in Madrid. Then, you will take a walk along the Paseo del Prado until you reach the Museum, where you can enjoy all the beauty and history of The Prado Museum, the main Spanish national art museum. Explore one of the greatest art museums in the world without having to queue and awe at the splendorous works of Francisco Goya, the single most extensively represented artist, as well as by Hieronymus Bosch, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, and Diego Velázquez.
Inclusions
What's included
- Guided tour of the Prado Museum at 12:45pm in Spanish or at 4:15pm in English.
- Guided Tour of the Prado Museum
- Walking tour of El Retiro Park
- Skip-the-line Entry Tickets to the Prado Museum
- Licensed Tour Guide
What's not
- Gratuities
- Food or beverages
- Hotel pick up or transfer
Itinerary
The meeting point is around this place.
The meeting point is exactly at the Independence Gate of the Retiro Park.
It was built in the mid-17th century for the enjoyment of King Philip IV. It is the most important park in Madrid.
It is located in the Retiro Park, it used for water shows, such as naval battles and boat rides of the kings and their court.
A beautiful palace, with a combination of iron and glass and lots of light coming through its walls.
You will walk along the Paseo del Prado observing all its beauty.
Is the meeting point for the beginning of the visit to the Prado Museum. It is a Spanish sculpture dedicated to the Aragonese painter Francisco de Goya.
One of the most visited museums in the world, full of paintings by Spanish masters and several European pictorial schools.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Puerta de la Independencia of Retiro Park, in Plaza de la Independencia.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 30 travellers
- Operated by
- IBE TOURS
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Mobile voucher accepted.
How it compares in Madrid
- Its from-price is 71% below the median of the 336 city tours we list in Madrid.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 114 of 336.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Madrid
Madrid is Spain's sunny, sociable capital, home to great art museums, royal palaces, leafy parks and tapas bars that stay busy past midnight.
Three great galleries line the Paseo del Prado: the Prado Museum with Velázquez and Goya, the Reina Sofía with Picasso's Guernica, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza with its sweeping private collection. Beside them, El Retiro Park offers a boating lake, shaded avenues and the glass Palacio de Cristal.
Top-ranked sights in Madrid: Plaza Mayor, Royal Palace of Madrid (Palacio Real de Madrid), Puerta del Sol.
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