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Museo del Prado Guided Tour

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Visit the Prado Museum on a guided tour to see one of the planet's best collections of fine European art.

Overview

The Prado Museum is home to thousands of paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures dating from the 12th Century right up to the present day.

Highlights include Hieronymus Bosch’s enigmatic triptych altarpiece The Garden of Earthly Delights, the meaning of which has evaded scholars for centuries. Is it a warning against succumbing to temptation or a celebration of sexual abandon? Make up your own mind as your guide talks you through some of the key highlights in this huge museum, which boasts the world’s largest collections of Bosch, Titian, Goya and more.

Goya’s brutal meditation on the horrors of war is depicted in The Third of May 1808. Not for the faint of heart, it captures the spirit of Spanish resistance in the face of Napoleon’s occupying forces during the Peninsular War.

Other must-see works include Rubens’ depiction of the Three Graces of Greek mythology, and the illusory Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez, considered his masterpiece and indeed one of the most important paintings in Western art history.

After your tour, you’re free to roam the museum until closing time, and there’s so much great art to see here you could easily make a whole day of it.

Highlights

Highlights

  • Francisco de Goya

    The Prado’s extensive Goya collection includes hundreds of pieces, including some of his most challenging works, such as The Third of May 1808 and Saturn Devouring his Son

  • Hieronymus Bosch

    View works including Bosch’s famous triptychs: The Garden of Earthly Delights, The Haywain and the Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi

  • Diego Velázquez

    Key works by the Spanish master include Vulcan’s Forge, The Crucified Christ and, his masterpiece, Las Meninas

Facts

    Inclusions

    • This skip the line guided tour takes you straight to the front of the queue.

    • Admire masterpieces by some of the greatest artists who ever lived.

    • You can stay in the museum and wander around at your leisure once the guided tour is over.

    Getting In

    Show your pass to the guide at the meeting point. Please arrive 15 minutes before your time slot.

    Opening Hours

    English tours
    9:45AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays. 

    Spanish tours
    9:45AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays.  
    4:15PM on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 
    (All tours last approximately two hours)

    Closing Hours

    Unavailable on Sundays, January 1st, May 25th and December 25th.

    Where You'll Meet

    Statue of Velazquez, on the side of the Museum, in Paseo del Prado.

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