This tour combines a morning tour of Madrid highlights and a visit to the famous Prado Museum.
During the tour, you’ll walk to Calle Mayor, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa and discover the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morería.
See the Renaissance and Baroque-style buildings of the Hapsburgs district and the elegant architectural work of Jose Bonaparte which includes the Prado Museum.
We will get to know the contemporary Madrid when visiting Gran Vía, Paseo de la Castellana, Barrio Salamanca, Plaza de Castilla and Parque del Oeste. Catch a glimpse of Madrid’s financial district and admire contemporary architecture such as the emblematic Ventas Bullring or Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
Later, you will visit the famous Prado Museum which exhibits over 7600 paintings, 1000 sculptures and 8200 drawings as well as a great number of artistic pieces and historic documents.
You can admire great masterpieces such as The Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosh, The Nobleman with his hand on his Chest by El Greco, Las Meninas by Velázquez and The Family of Carlos IV by Goya.
Your guided tour of the Prado will cover the following and more masterpieces: J. Bosch (El Bosco) (1450-1516): The table of the 7 deadly sins, The Hay Wain, the temptations of San Antonio, the stone of madness and the Garden of Delights. Greco (1540-1614): The gentleman's hand on his chest, the Trinity, Christ embraced the cross and the Annunciation. Velázquez (1599-1660): the worship, drunkards, equestrian portraits, the Forge of Vulcan, the Christ, the spinners, spears and las meninas. Goya (1746-1828): The family of Carlos IV.
Tour Information
Tour Availability:
Meeting Time: Please be at meeting point at least 15min before departure time to exchange your voucher.
Departure Time: 9am.
Duration: Approx. 4.5hrs.
Times are approximate and subject to change.
Departure point: San Nicolas street nº15 (next to th Plaza de Ramales).
Please find below a map of the meeting point;
http://www.attractionworld.com/pdf/Map-Julia-Travel-Madrid-San-Nicolas.pdf
Arrival Point: The tour ends at Prado Museum.
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When you’ve Booked: You’ll receive an initial confirmation from us immediately. We will then send your booking details to the supplier within 48 hours to request confirmation. Once they confirm that your requested date and ticket is available, we will email your confirmation which will include the local operator’s contact details and any relevant information.