Madrid is packed with art, architecture and culture, and on this full-day tour, you’ll experience the best of it with an expert local guide. Your day starts when you enter the heart-stopping Royal Palace to explore the beautiful interiors and see paintings by Caravaggio, Goya, Velázquez, and more. Your guide will tell you how the discovery of the Americas created this amazing building and funded the powerful dynasties that once lived here.

Leaving the palace, you’ll walk the medieval streets of central Madrid, stopping at famous landmarks like the Plaza Mayor and the Puerta del Sol as your guide tells your story of how the city went from an outpost of a crumbling Moorish empire to the preeminent Catholic power in Europe. Next, you’ll pause for coffee and churros with chocolate

After this mid-morning snack, you’ll be ready to continue exploring the streets of Madrid as you stroll towards the Prado art museum, home to one of the greatest collections of European art in the world.

You’ll enter with skip the line tickets and enjoy a full tour of the museum’s highlights, including works by Goya, Velazquez, El Greco, Bosch, Tintoretto and more. Your guide will tell you the stories behind the art and help you understand what makes each piece so celebrated.

Your tour ends in the museum; you can either spend more time enjoying the art or get recommendations for what to see, do and eat from your guide before heading off, safe in the knowledge that you have experienced the very best of the city in a single day.

Sites Visited: 
-Palacio Real (guided inside) 
-Prado Museum (guided inside) 
-Plaza de la Villa 
-Plaza Mayor 
-Puerta del Sol 
-Literary Quarter


Inclusions: 
Coffee
Skip the line entrance
Guide


Exclusions: 
Lunch
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Access for wheelchair and people with mobility impairments


Important Info: 
Flat comfortable shoes and a jacket in the winter.;We regret that we are unable to accommodate guests with wheelchairs or mobility impairments on our tours. We are also unable to accommodate pushchairs or strollers on our Tours. 
 Strollers, bulky bags and umbrellas are not permitted. 
 Please note that excursions may be subject to change or not available during adverse weather conditions.


Redeem Info: 
VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity. 




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Inclusions: 
 
Coffee
Skip the line entrance
Guide
 


Exclusions: 
 
Lunch
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Access for wheelchair and people with mobility impairments
 


Important Info: 
Flat comfortable shoes and a jacket in the winter.;We regret that we are unable to accommodate guests with wheelchairs or mobility impairments on our tours. We are also unable to accommodate pushchairs or strollers on our Tours. 
 Strollers, bulky bags and umbrellas are not permitted. 
 Please note that excursions may be subject to change or not available during adverse weather conditions.