Prado & Reina Sofia Madrid Exclusive Guided Museum Tour
Description
Maximize every moment in Madrid by combining two of its most iconic museums into one convenient tour. On this 5.5 hour private guided museum combo tour, your expert guide will lead you to skip the lines at the Prado and Reina Sofia museums. These rich collections of both historical and modern European art are not to be missed.
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Start at the Prado, Spain’s response to the Louvre. One of the most visited sites in the world, the Prado is essential for any trip to Madrid. Housed in an 18th century neoclassical building, the Prado Museum displays thousands of works from its vast collection, spanning the 1200s to the 1900s. Some of the stand-out pieces include “Las Meninas” (The Maids of Honor), an inventive self-portrait by Spanish-born Velázquez, and “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” a triptych from Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch. You’ll wander its hall as your expert guided reveals the stories and secrets behind works by Goya, Fra Angelico, El Greco, Rembrandt, and others. Explore the largest collection of Italian masterpieces outside of Italy in addition to a fine selection of prints and sculptures.
After a break for lunch, make your way to the Reina Sofia Museum, which houses an exquisite collection of Spanish modern and contemporary art. Part of a former hospital, the Reina Sofia became gallery space for 20th century art back in the 1990s. On this tour, your guide will introduce you to the different artistic movements showcased here, including abstractionism, cubism, surrealism, and modernism. You’ll come face to face with works by the iconic Pablo Picasso, including his world-changing painting, “Guernica.” You’ll browse works by Joan Miró, like “The Man with a Pipe,” and Salvador Dali’s “Face of the Great Masturbator,” learning about the techniques and strategies they used to create their oftentimes quirky works of art. You’ll discover all about the social and political movements that shaped these artists and their work, including the Spanish Civil War. You’ll leave with a richer understanding of 20th century Spain, allowing you to wander confidently through one of the world’s largest contemporary art collections.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
- Notes: The Prado and Reina Sofia Museum might be subjected to occasional closures or delayed opening or special event limiting access to our tour. When this occurs, we will provide guests with a reschedule option, or appropriate alternative. There is a link provided to verify beforehand the exceptional closing days online. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with 'Skip the Line' access.
Reviews(13)
It was such a pleasure having Isabel as our guide for Prado! She was so knowledgeable and made our museum experience an amazing one. I would recommend her and Babylon tours to anyone visiting the museum to make the most out of their experience.
We had an excellent experience with Jaime P. as our private guide to the highlights of the Prado and Reina Sofia museums. The depth of his art history knowledge was fully complemented by that of political, social, cultural and global knowledge Highly recommended.
Alfonso spent over five hours with us on a comprehensive and very personal tour of the two museums. His knowledge of the art and of the Spanish culture surrounding the art was outstanding. He was able to respond to our individualized needs to understand more about the individual artists and paintings. it is hard to pick a highlight, but certainly culminating the tour with Picasso’s. Guernica was a perfect touch to end the tour. Thank you, Alfonso.
We had the pleasure of going on a Pradi tour with David. He was a fantastic tour guide and added so much to our enjoyment of the art by providing the historical background and significance of the pieces we viewed. David was dynamic, effective and really made our experience special. We cannot wait to visit more sites with him as our guide!
Angel was a wealth of knowledge, very privileged to have the opportunity to spend the afternoon with him, no one else was in our group so it ended up being a private tour
Jamie was an incredibly engaging and informative tour guide helping provide historical context, presenting nuanced details to each piece he presented, and when appropriate, cross walking artistic perspectives with time and interpretation. Our family included two teenagers — completing two museum visits over a course of five hours, and everyone walked away learning and appreciating the art. We highly recommend Jaime!
Andrea brought these works of art to life for us! We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her and benefited greatly from her wealth of knowledge and insight. We felt fortunate to have a private tour for the Prado and only 2 additional guests for the Reina Sofia, which allowed us to engage her directly with questions and other points of discussion. I am so glad we found this tour and had the opportunity to experience these masterpieces with Andrea!
Jaime was an amazing, knowledgeable and very pleasant guide. We loved the entire experience and appreciated his knowledge and interesting insights and extra stories about the paintings.
It was an excellent experience. Our guide, Ángel, was professional, knowledgeable, fun and engaging. He is an art professor so his knowledge level was of very high caliber. We are traveling with our two teenage daughters and the way he explained the art painting and pieces was very appealing and fun!!! Museo del Prado is a most!!! We are glad we took this tour as it is a very large museum and Ángel took us to the main paintings the ones that you can’t missed!!! We also went to Reina Sofia museum, he mentioned that there are some areas of the museum that are being remodeled so not all paintings were being presented; we decided to take the tour anyways and It! Was worth it!!! We some work of Picasso, Miro and Dali!! Just being able to see The Guernica by Picasso was an experience by itself. I highly recommend Babylon Tours!!! If you really like art ask for Angel!!!
Our guide was exceptional. He had incredible knowledge of all of the exhibits and knew the answers to every question we had. I could not have asked for a better guide to show me such an amazing couple of museums.
