Prado Museum Complete Small Group Tour

This excursion is designed for intimate groups. It’s crafted to maximize the visitors’ enjoyment of art while exploring the roots of Spanish painting assemblages. Everything starts to gel and get more exhilarating once we dig into the historical background and decipher the ties between various monarchs and artists. Let’s explore El Prado!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Prado National Museum - Along this tour we will visit the largest and most important painting gallery around the world, El Prado Museum, approaching the most outstanding artists and masterpieces in it.

First of all, we will get to know a little bit about both the origin of the building and the origin of the collections.
Then, following a chronological order, we will go through the centuries between XV and XIX, placing special emphasis on those artists who worked in Spain or worked for the Spanish Monarchy; from Tiziano, passing through El Greco, Rubens or Velázquez (between others), upto Goya.

As plastic artist and art restorer that I am, I’ve prepared this tour in order for the visitor to dive into the great treasure that El Prado museum houses, understanding the different historic contexts and the relation between one artwork and the other, learning a lot and having fun at the same time.

What's Included
  • Prado Museum Admission Ticket
  • Professional Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Location
C. de Ruiz de Alarcón, 19
Calle de Ruiz de Alarcón
Once you have reached the front of San Jerónimo el Real church (also known as "Los Jerónimos"), look for a girl with a black umbrella with white moles.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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K1153mcdavidw
Jul 19, 2024
Masterpieces brought to life by an exceptional guide - The delightful-Delphi is a wonderful guide. I would have been overwhelmed by the volume of artworks at the Museo del Prado. Initially we met on the steps of the gallery, and received an explanation of the history of the building and of the acquisition of the paintings. This set the stage for a clear and interesting explanation of the major works inside. The transition of artists and their influences, over the centuries made for a fascinating tour. It was marvellous to see these masterpieces up close. We highly recommend this tour. Julia and Dave Wareham (New Zealand)
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Luciernaga_61
Jun 23, 2024
Exciting and Complete Meadow Tour - I want to thank delfi who made me see the meadow with other eyes, time flies by from the entertaining and interesting that makes it. I highly recommend it. Until the next visit to the meadow
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Luciernaga_61
Jun 23, 2024
Excellent tour in the meadow with the delfi guide!!!! - Excellent tour of the meadow. Very didactic and entertaining. I feel like I learn a lot that otherwise I would have lost myself and not perceived half of things
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Aixad2019
May 31, 2024
The best experience in EL PRADO - It was an AMAZING visit Delfi explained everything with a passion and knowledge rarely seen. It was very dynamic, very interesting and the best way to tour such a large museum. It has beautiful color data and is very warm and friendly!! Super recommended
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Toni_p
May 28, 2024
Wonderful tour - Out guide was amazing. We wouldn’t have wanted to tackle this monster without her. She gave us a great historical perspective on the masterpieces.
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Traveler86689
Apr 23, 2024
Highlight of our trip - Delfi is incredibly knowledge and I highly recommend using her to guide you through the Prado. She has both an art history and art restoration background, and this knowledge made the experience the highlight of our trip to Madrid. She meets you outside the museum and once inside she brings you on a tour of some of the most important paintings. She gives each person a small headphone/amplifier which makes it easy to hear her narration. At the end of the tour she gives you a map of the museum in case you want to explore on your own, as well as recommendations for places to go off the beaten path.
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Suesmithnelson
Mar 28, 2024
Don’t miss visiting the Prado Museum, selecting Delfi as your guide and you won’t be disappointed. - We had been told that the Prado Museum was not to be missed when visiting Madrid and being aware of the huge number of fabulous artworks on display here decided that we would benefit most by having a guide. We chose Delfi and were delighted with our choice! The cost was very reasonable for the time she spent with us and another couple in a small group tour. Her planned progression of selected works was well thought out and we learnt a lot about Spanish art, artists and history. While her knowledge was outstanding, she didn’t overwhelm us with too much and her manner was just lovely. Everything we saw was wonderful. When the tour concluded she gave us a personalised floor plan and suggested we visit other ‘salas’ that contained works that she thought we would enjoy and we managed to see nearly all and they too were amazing. In conclusion we highly recommend you don’t miss visiting the Prado Museum and to select the lovely Delfi as your guide, you won’t be disappointed.
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Ver_nicapaz
Mar 23, 2024
Incredible tour guided by a great professional - The tour with Delfina was incredible. She is a true professional, she is an art restorer and visual artist, so she has the necessary knowledge to provide a very interesting 3-hour tour (and more importantly, she has the ability to convey it in a close and enjoyable way) I think it is a true treasure to find people who are truly passionate about what they do, studious, and eager to transmit their passion. That's what Delfi does, she makes it so that even if art history is not your passion, during those three hours it is, and makes you want to learn more. Not to mention their kind, close and HUMAN treatment (which today is also a luxury) Many times I have gone on tours where I see a guide who only learned one script, but you can ask Delfina questions that she is happy to answer (she definitely oozes art and love for Madrid from every pore). Anyway, I do it! I highly recommend!
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Christophermahady
Feb 17, 2024
Spanish Masters + - Delfi was great! All the Spanish masters were covered in depth as well as Titian, Reubens, Rafael Carragio, durer & Bosch. But I think Rogier van der Weyden might steal the show with his The Descent from the Cross. One of the best 5 paintings in the world? Absolutely.
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Dreamer41512794061
Dec 3, 2023
Fantastic Tour - Delfi was my guide & she was awesome! Incredibly knowledgeable & was very patient. I didn’t feel rushed in the slightest.
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