Madrid Royal Palace, Historic Center, Prado Museum Tour Combo | 5 hours

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Madrid in a Day - Private: See the very best of Madrid in one day: visit the Royal Palace, the Prado Museum & the city’s historic neighborhoods.

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • 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
  • Hotel Pick-Up / Drop-Off
  • Gratuities

Overview

This half-day tour of the highlights of central Madrid takes you to two places on every traveler’s Madrid bucket list: the Royal Palace and Prado Museum. You’ll start with a guided visit to the Royal Palace. Then you’ll stroll through Madrid’s historic neighborhoods and enjoy a coffee and churros with chocolate, everyone's favorite snack in Spain. End with a guided highlights tour of the Prado Museum featuring Velazquez’s world-famous painting, “Las Meninas.”

Meeting points

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets at Monumento a Goya, C. de Felipe IV, s/n, Retiro, 28014 Madrid, outside the entrance to the Prado Museum at the statue of Goya.

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Outside Royal Palace of Madrid.

Itinerary

  • Museo Nacional del Prado

    Your tour starts when you skip the line and enter the Prado art museum, home to one of the greatest collections of European art in the world. Breeze past the crowds and head straight inside to enjoy a full tour of the museum’s highlights. Along the way, you'll meet the masters who have defined Spanish art throughout the centuries, from the court painters of the Spanish Royal Family to legendary artists like 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—which just isn't possible to do on your own in a museum boasting over 1,000 pieces on display! If you wish, choose the Prado Early Access option for a VIP experience in the Prado Museum where you'll enjoy a guided tour of the galleries one hour before they open to the public.

    2 hours

  • Plaza Mayor

    Leaving the museum, 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. And while there's plenty of history to be found in these streets, today the area is one of the city's coolest neighborhoods. You'll also learn how to make the most of it during the rest of your stay as your guide shares tips on where to eat, shop, and relax.

    45 minutes

  • Puerta del Sol (Pass By)

    Sightseeing & photo stop.

  • Royal Palace of Madrid

    Stroll towards the heart-stopping Royal Palace, where you'll enter with skip-the-line tickets to explore an incredible collection of paintings and textiles in each room. On your guided visit of the world's largest in-use royal palace, you'll see the palace's impressive chapel, the king's and queen's dressing rooms, the throne room—where bureaucrats are still received by the king and queen today—and more. You'll also hear the story of Madrid's most famous "mayor", King Carlos III, who was instrumental in shaping the modern city you've gotten to know throughout the day.

    1 hour 15 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • This tour is in English.
  • Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
  • This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
  • 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 and Devour comply with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up to date information.

Free Cancellation

October 11100% refund
October 12No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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276 reviews

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Showing 1-5 of 246 reviews with 5 stars

Exceptional tour

Published on Jan, 2025

We took this tour in November 2024. It was perfect. Our wonderful and informative guide was even able to accommodate my slow walking speed! I can't recommend Walks Tours enough. And who knew the crown of Spain is too heavy for the king to actually wear?

Well done tour

Published on Jan, 2025

Good way to see the Prado and Royal Palace in one afternoon, with a brief walking tour of the old city and a visit to a churro shop thrown in. Our guide was very knowledgeable. The group was small.

It was the perfect balance of interest and information and walking. Jose was so passionate and knowledgeable!

Published on Dec, 2024

It was the perfect balance of information and interest and walking. Jose was so passionate and knowledgeable and a great guide!

Great walking tour of Madrid

Published on Dec, 2024

David was very good tour guide. He was very knowledgeable on the history of Madrid and had wonderful insights on the paintings in the Museo de Prado.

Fantastic

Published on Dec, 2024

David was our tour guide and did a wonderful job, he was very knowledgeable and extremely friendly. It was easily the best Viator tour we took.

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