Private Tour: Prado Museum Tour with Skip-the-Line Access

Maria Is the Best!

This was our second tour with Maria, and she did a fantastic job again! Museums are rarely near the top of our lists, but Maria was able to flesh out so much relevant information that it made visiting Prado so much more interesting than it would have been had we just wandered around on our own. Once again, her guidance served to whet our appetites and resulted in our visit being extended by hours after we parted company with Maria. We recommend the tour, and we highly recommend Maria!

Excellent tour with Manuela. She was...

<p>Excellent tour with Manuela. She was prompt, very knowledgeable. This 2 hour private tour hit all of the highlights of pictures you must see when visiting the Prado. She then dropped us at the cafe where we had some refreshment and we were then free to explore further on our own. An excellent way to be introduced to the Prado. Her expert commentary enhanced the experience.</p>

I booked this tour for my family as...

<p>I booked this tour for my family as I really wanted them to see this museum because its, in my opinion, one of the best in the world. My mother and I could spend days on our own in an art museum but my father and two sisters need information to be fed to them as its just not their thing. I thought this would be the perfect tour to please everyone- you see all the highlights, hear about the background and artist, but the timeline is not too short nor too long. This ended up being one of our favorite tours as everyone was satisfied and pleased with the time and information. Years later one of my sisters went with a study abroad tour where they didn't have any sort of guide and she was still able to explain information about the paintings!</p>

Great Experience

Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and picked fantastic masterpieces to show us in chronological order as well as historical importance. Our two teenage sons were with us, so I was a bit worried that they might get bored but our tour guide was fantastic and made sure to keep them engaged - they enjoyed the tour as much as my husband and I did. Afterwards we could stay at the museum and explore on our own, so we took advantage of this and went to see the temporary exhibits as well as going back to some of the previously visited areas (specially the Goya rooms).

Our guide was very knowledgeable and...

<p>Our guide was very knowledgeable and helped us to see many different perspectives in the art. Definitely would recommend this tour</p>

The tour was terrible. She had...

<p>The tour was terrible. She had little knowledge of the art, was unprepared and on her phone.<br/> Worst!</p>

We were able to wedge this into a 1...

<p>We were able to wedge this into a 1 1/2 hours between other tours and our guide was very flexible. We hit it right when it was not very busy right before it opens for free in the evenings for locals and it was perfect timing. Our guide was wonderful and picked just the right pieces and commentary to leave an impression. Especially neat was her explanation of the changing perspective of a table in a work, as you move around the gallery.</p>

It was okay but we couldnt...

<p>It was okay but we couldnt understand much our guide. He was nice but his english articulation was not so good. He did take us to the most important pieces of the museum and did his best to speak clearly, but sometimes, it was hard to understand.</p>

The tour guide was excellent and we...

<p>The tour guide was excellent and we enjoyed the Prado very much.</p>

Our very knowledgeable guide not...

<p>Our very knowledgeable guide not only escorted us to the highlights of the museum but set the paintings in their historical context and discussed why each was important.</p>

We only had 24 hours in Madrid with...

<p>We only had 24 hours in Madrid with a requirement to see the great paintings of the Spanish School in the Prado. We were very happy to have booked the Skip the line tour with Marie. Marie was well informed, delightful and had been guiding Prado and other museum tours for over 25 years. Her stories were fun, lovely sense of humour and managed us around the plethorah of people to see what we wanted to see. The bonus for us was the 10 Picassos which were on exhibition from Basel. I would recommend this tour to anyone who specifically is timebound and wants to see specific galleries in the Prado.</p>

Maria was fantastic, so...

<p>Maria was fantastic, so knowledgeable. she taught me things about the paintings I never knew. the Prado is an amazing art collection, don't miss it if you are in Madrid and higher a guide like Maria to teach you about the art. Would do it again in a heartbeat.</p>

The tour guide was very...

<p>The tour guide was very knowledgeable about both the art, and the best way to navigate the collection. We saw so much in two hours, much more than we would have if we had wandered around on our own.</p>

The guide we had was very difficult...

<p>The guide we had was very difficult for us to understand. And he was over bearing. We had little or no time to enjoy the museum as he kept us on such a tight leash. Would just have a head set next time and go at our leisure.</p>

Our guide focused the tour on the...

<p>Our guide focused the tour on the masterpieces. He provided a deep knowledge of both the painting and the artists</p>

She was amazing - our tour guide...

<p>She was amazing - our tour guide ties different periods of art history together explaining the various influences certain artist la had on each other and on specific movements - she was the best! Strongly recommend her.</p>

I highly recommend this for anyone...

<p>I highly recommend this for anyone traveling from another country. Cutting to the chase in regard to the highlights of the facility are nice whenever time is an issue. The tour guide knows exactly what major highlights to show you in a timely fashion and is wonderful at knowing the history.</p>

Tres intéressante de faire la visite...

<p>Tres intéressante de faire la visite avec une guide. Elle nous a parlé des différentes époques<br/> nous a présenté les oeuvres et la vie de certains peintres.<br/> ce fut très instructif.<br/> madame badiola</p>

Fue muy buena experiencia, el guía...

<p>Fue muy buena experiencia, el guía sabia del tema en cada exposición de la pintura en concreto y del autor, muy instructivo, porque da detalles que a simple vista no se observan.</p>

Excelente! Guia super simpática e...

<p>Excelente! Guia super simpática e atenciosa.Recomendo!</p>