Madrid: Prado Museum and El Retiro Park Guided Tour
Description
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.
Tour Options
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.
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- 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.
Reviews(27)
Beautiful, clean city, a bit chaotic but well served by public transport, with 10 metro lines, etc. It would take 10 days to visit properly, unfortunately I only had 4 days. A great hotel, HARTIEM, with a fantastic director and staff, a 4-star hotel that is worth every bit; plus, they offer free beer, juices, sandwiches, pastries, a coffee machine, and herbal teas 24/7. This had never happened to me before. I wholeheartedly recommend it. A bit in the northwest suburbs. But with very close public transport options.
Our guide was Sarah and we did the guided tour of the Del Prado Museum. It was excellent the visit by the great guide we had. He conveyed a lot of information to us in a pleasant and passionate way. Really all 10 points.
Bad experience. When I booked the tour it said it lasted 5 hours: guided tour Retreat Park + Del Prado Museum. Arriving at 10:00 am to the meeting point tells us the guide (with very bad attitude and high-handedness) that it will be 1.5 hours at that time only park of the retreat and the visit to the museum will be until 4:00 pm. We had a reservation to eat just after the 5 hrs that the tour marked so we requested to visit the museum before. There was no way to move the visit to the museum, they would not refund our money and we had to buy other tickets
Buenos días, cuando usted reserva, puede ver en la información del producto que según el idioma que seleccione de la visita el tour es en un horario o en otro, en este caso, el Museo del Prado si lo selecciona en inglés es a las 16.15, esa información la tiene disponible cuando reserva el tour. Sentimos las molestias, un saludo
Amanda was my tour guide for both El Retiro Park and the Prado. As a guide she is expert in bothe the park and the Prado and provides engaging story telling in these two very different venues. I am very glad I booked tours. I had wandered around the Prado a few days earlier which was a good thing to do. On my own I absorbed some of what I was seeing while the tour provides focus on the masterpieces of the Prado.
Dear Andrew, Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy to read that you enjoyed your visit. Kind regards
The guide very friendly and cultured. I explain a lot about the works of the Museum, it was an enriching experience. Pity you can't take pictures inside
Reuben, the Guide, very didactic and friendly with a great knowledge of art and also history. I liked the system: some pictures (the + representative) are explained for a while (2h30) and then general explanations are given so that tourists who want to go freely where they are interested. The only thing that did NOT convince me was that the majority of Guides (minus mine) wore a microphone and headphones which allowed greater freedom of movement to the tourists and better listening to the explanations of the guide because everyone listened to the information with headphones. The Prado is crowded and there are times when you can hear absolutely nothing no matter how hard the Guide tries to raise his voice.
Amanda was a great guide. 1) Change the print of the meeting place.Simple,entrance to the park! 2) should have been clear at the time of booking that the park tour is at 10am and the museum tour at 4:15pm !!!
Thank you very much for your comment. We are very happy to read that you enjoyed your visit. We will pass your message to Amanda. We hope to see you soon!
Excellent service!! The guide Beni made the experience wonderful, very professional and passionate about art, congratulations!!
We really enjoyed the visit, and the anecdotes and detailed explanations that our guide Ismael provided us. It was a little short, but we were able to continue on our own afterwards.
A very pleasant learning and entertainment experience. Guide Andrea, an excellent communicator, with extensive knowledge. Great enjoyment on this occasion. All the fast procedures, timely suggestions, finally a very enjoyed walk.
