Prado Museum Art History Tour: Explore Masterpieces and Hidden Gems

Embark on a captivating art history tour of the Prado Museum, exploring masterpieces and hidden gems. Discover the historical details, meaning, and techniques behind each painting, and delve into the legends and Spanish history. Don’t miss this impressive journey through the works of Bosch, Rubens, Velázquez, and more!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Prado National Museum - Discover a special selection of the masterpieces in the best gallery in the world, learning about the history of the painting, as well as the deeper meanings and artistic techniques used. Admire some of the more than 1,300 works from masters such as Bosch, Patinir, Goya, Velazquez, and more.
What's Included
  • Intimate group guided tour
Additional Information

I will guide you through a curated selection of art works in the world’s finest gallery, offering insights into each painting’s historical context, the significance, and the artistic methods involved.
Apart from showcasing notable masterpieces at the Prado, I will also unveil some of my admired yet lesser-known pieces. You will be able to appreciate…

Location
Monument to Goya
Calle de Felipe IV
Meeting point: At the statue of painter Goya in front of the Museum's ticket office
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Nicole_h
Mar 23, 2025
Very Nice Prado Tour! - The Prado is very big, and the collection can be overwhelming, so this tour was the right amount of time to take a bite into some really important pieces/artists. Our guide, Jaime, did a great job. I think we all felt that we learned a lot, and my regret was having scheduled a train reservation right after the tour. If I had to do it again, I would have given us a few hours to peruse the museum more, especially after what felt like a great introduction.
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Bb_j
Mar 18, 2025
Great experience! - Jaime is outgoing, friendly and very knowledgeable. With only 6 people it felt personalized and easy. He led a wonderful tour!
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Walter_c
Feb 8, 2025
Jamie at the Prado - Jamie is an exception guide. We enjoyed his explanations of the Prado art and history. We both highly recommend him.
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Bonniewv5528ld
Feb 8, 2025
Loved this tour - I cant say enough about how incredible was the tour with Jaime. He is extremely friendly interesting and knowledgeable. It enriched our visit to the Prado Museum many times over!
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Maria_p
Jan 30, 2025
A very enjoyable and profitable experience - Jaime Sánchez had a very educative and interesting approach in the way he conducted the visit, apart from being available to our expressed thoughts and comments, as well as our queries and wishes, during the whole visit. Jaime told us about the chosen works, their authors and what made them (and the chosen work of art) special and renowned and how they came to be at the Prado museum. He really made us interested in furthering our knowledge of the history and characteristics of the works and artists he told us about
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Mick_a
Jan 15, 2025
Jaime was awesome, very... - Jaime was awesome, very knowledgeable and very enthusiastic. You’ll see all the highlights and more. Highly recommended!
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Andrewh
Jan 7, 2025
Jaime was knowledgeable,... - Jaime was knowledgeable, patient and professional - he succeeded in pitching his presentation at exactly the appropriate level and made our visit to the Prado one of the highlights of our trip. Don’t hesitate to book this experience !
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Sonja_w
Jan 5, 2025
Excellent and Fabulous Prado Experiance - Jaime was an excellent guide for the Prado. He curated a selection of the best pieces for us to see, using his own extensive knowledge and experience supported by additional photos and images to enable us to see details that normally distances from the art do not easily allow. Jaime was entertaining, informative, and took us on a historical, and visual tour of some of the worlds masterpieces. I wish I could use him for all the museums in Madrid!! Highly recommended!!
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Vc2580
Dec 18, 2024
Art walk with Jaime - I enjoyed the tour very much with Jaime. He has a lot of knowledge about the paintings. He explained in a very interesting way and easy to understand to follow for someone like me who doesn't really know much about art. Overall, it's phenomenal!!
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Andrew_l
Nov 9, 2024
Wonderful narrative tour around the Prado Museum - Jaime was a wonderful guide that really brought the art and history to life with narratives in an engaging tour around the museum. This is our first ever museum tour which felt a little daunting at the start but Jaime was very warm and friendly. We would never have been able to appreciate the art without all the stories. Thanks Jaime for the wonderful experience!
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up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).