- Duration2.5 hours
- Group sizeMax 12 · from 1
- Guided inEnglish, Spanish
- Physical levelModerate
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Tours & Sightseeing
Prado Museum Skip-the-Line Guided Tour
Overview
Velázquez, Goya and Bosch in two and a half hours with an art historian, entering past the ticket queue.
The Prado is the best collection of Spanish painting anywhere and an exhausting building to attempt alone. This tour is a curated route: Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights, Velázquez's Las Meninas, and Goya from the court portraits to the Black Paintings in the basement.
A group of twelve with radio headsets means the commentary works even in front of Las Meninas, which is never empty. Entry is reserved; the tour ends inside and guests can stay on with the same ticket.
Highlights
- Reserved entry past the ticket queue
- Art historian guides
- Las Meninas, the Black Paintings and the Bosch triptych
- Stay inside after the tour ends
- Maximum twelve per guide
What happens, step by step
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10:00
Meet at the Goya statue
Headsets and a short introduction to the Spanish court.
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10:20
Bosch and the Flemish rooms
The Garden of Earthly Delights, panel by panel.
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11:10
Velázquez
Las Meninas, and what the painting is actually doing.
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12:00
Goya
Court portraits, the Third of May and the Black Paintings.
What is and is not included
Included
- Skip-the-line Prado admission
- Art historian guide
- Radio headset
Not included
- Temporary exhibitions
- Transport
- Gratuities
Where it starts
Meeting point
Paseo del Prado, at the Goya statue by the north entrance.
Exact coordinates, the supplier’s on-the-day phone number and the driver or guide allocation are released with the booking voucher in the agent workspace.
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 72 hours before the start time. Between 72 and 24 hours, 50% is refunded. Inside 24 hours the booking is non-refundable, and a no-show is charged in full.
Traveller reviews
Who operates this
Iberia Rail & Road
Iberia Rail & Road S.L. · Madrid, Spain
- Supplier rating
- 4.8 from 415 reviews
- Products in the catalogue
- 4
- Operating languages
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- Typical response
- Within 2 hours
- Contracted since
- April 2025
- Confirmation
- Instant
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