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Madrid Highlights Tour: Royal Palace and Prado Museum
4.8
237 Ratings
Madrid
Experience the best of Madrid with a skip-the-line guided tour of the Royal Palace and Prado Museum. Explore the stunning architecture, indulge in delicious churros, and admire iconic artworks.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Royal Palace of Madrid - Enter the Palace with your expert guide to explore opulent interiors gilded in riches from the Spanish conquest of the Americas and decorated with paintings by Caravaggio, Goya, Velázquez, and more. Your guide will tell you the history of the palace and the immensely powerful royal dynasties that once called it home.
What's Included
- Local English-speaking guide
- Coffee and chocolate with churros
- Skip-the-line Prado Museum Tickets
- Skip-the-line Madrid Royal Palace tickets
- Expertly guided walking tour
What's Not Included
- Hotel Pick-Up / Drop-Off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Experience the best of central Madrid in this half-day tour that includes visits to two must-see sights: the majestic Royal Palace and the renowned Prado Museum. Begin your journey with a guided tour to the grand Royal Palace. Following that, wander through Madrid’s timeless neighborhoods and indulge in a traditional Spanish treat, coffee paired with churros and chocolate. The tour concludes with a comprehensive view of the acclaimed art collections in the Prado Museum, spotlighting Velazquez’s globally admired artwork, “Las Meninas.”
- Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate guests with mobility impairments, wheelchairs or strollers on this tour.
- Sites on this tour are subject to occasional closures. If modifications are needed and time permits, we will reach out to you prior to your tour.
- Walks / Devour complies with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up-to-date information.
Location
Pl. de Isabel II, 4
Plaza de Isabel II
This tour meets at the statue of Queen Isabel II, in the middle of Plaza de Isabel II. Your guide will be holding a Walks sign.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(237 Ratings)
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Robin_m
Oct 8, 2024
Fantastic! - The knowledge and passion of our guide really made the tour for us! Enjoyed the Palace and the Prado, but the perspective of our guide made the tour for us. The chocolate and churros were so good we went back the next day for more. Thanks Alfonso!
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Jackie_a
Oct 8, 2024
Best tour but ask for Sean. The best! - Our Tour guide. Sean… he was so knowledgeable and made the tour so interesting. I was a little concerned that it was a 5 hour tour but Sean kept us engaged at all time. With all his information and history stories. He is truly great in his craft. True professional. Favorite tour to date
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Janice_a
Oct 7, 2024
Royal palace tour and prado museum - Sean was wonderful .. lots of information to absorb .. but he did a great job .. you can tell he’s very passionate about his history and wanted to relay it to his group of people !! Loved him !! Great job Sean !!
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Kristin_d
Oct 7, 2024
Fantastic guided tour - Maria was AMAZING. Very knowledgeable on everything royal/city history/and art. I learned a ton of new things about Spain and had a fantastic time doing it
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Deborah_b
Oct 7, 2024
Fantastic! - My husband and I highly recommend the Madrid Royal Palace and Prado Museum small group tour, with city walk and a stop for chocolate and churros with Maria! We had a wonderful time! She is a native of Madrid and has a passion for the history of her city. Maria referred to the group as “family,” and her warm and friendly manner was evident throughout the tour. She exuded knowledge and she readily shared her vast history of Madrid, the Royal Palace and the artworks of the Prado Museum. She was very organized and had even arranged for reservations at an excellent local Chocolate Churro shop, for all to be comfortably seated to experience hot chocolate and churros halfway through the tour. Her timing was perfect! She also included short breaks when needed. Although a five-hour tour may seem daunting to some, for us the time passed much too quickly! Thank you, Maria and Viator for this unforgettable experience!
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Jennifer_b
Oct 7, 2024
Nice tour - Maria was a wonderful leader for the group. It was a nice opportunity to learn about Madrid and its past and even current events. The churros and chocolate stop came at the perfect time in the tour too. The pace of the tour was leisurely and allowed plenty of time to ask questions and take in the beautiful surroundings.
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Virgiliomatheus
Oct 4, 2024
Stunning - Absolutely worth it to be able to enjoy the museum before it gets crowded. Alfonzo, our guide was extremely educational.
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Seaside16568478336
Oct 1, 2024
Everything you need in a daytrip in madrid - Five hours from palace to museum with our guide Alfonso, very professional and friendly tour guide who has is knowledgeable covering all aspects of madrid culture, history and art.
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48leslieb
Oct 1, 2024
Guided Prado Museum a must see! - A true treasure of art and history. Our guide Alfonso brought so much to life in his description of the paintings we saw. With our ticket we got early access entry! The Prado was the highlight of Madrid for me. My husband enjoyed it too and he was reluctant to go initially.
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Angela
Oct 4, 2024
Friendly Tour - Our tour was hosted by an exceptional guide, Isabella. She took extra care of each of her guests. The knowledge she shared was in depth especially of some of the works of art in the Prado museum. There is no way anyone could have known where to go and the details she shared.
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