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Discover Spain’s masterpieces in the Landscape of Light & Prado Museum Tour with fast-track ticket
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Landscape of Light & Prado Museum Tour Details
Passionate about art? Madrid hosts three of the most acclaimed museums in Europe: Prado, Reina Sofia, and Thyssen-Bornemisza. The Landscape of Light & Prado Museum Tour in English, Japanese, Korean or Chinese will not only allow you to enter these museums with a fast-track ticket, but also to understand what the works inside this art temples mean for Madrid and for all of Europe.
Choose between the Tour + Prado Museum Ticket only, or go for the full package with the Art Walk Card: Tour + Prado Museum + Reina Sofia Museum + Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
The Prado Museum is usually fully booked several days in advance. Make sure to book ahead before all tickets are sold out!
| Meeting Point | Plaza de la Independencia. Next to Puerta de Alcalá, at the entrance of El Retiro park. Your guide will be wearing a blue cap with The Touring Pandas logo. |
| End point | Prado Museum. Calle Ruiz de Alarcón, 23 |
| Departure Time | The Art Walk & Prado Museum Tour departs daily at
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| Duration | The Art Walk & Prado Museum Tour lasts approximately 3 hours (1h30min tour, 1h30min recommended visit inside the Prado Museum) |
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Cancellations and amendments
You can cancel or reschedule the Landscape of Light & Prado Museum Tour up to 24 hours before departure time. After that, it is non-refundable. In case of force majeure or inclement weather, the guided tour can be cancelled or rescheduled by the Touring Pandas, and the corresponding amount will be refunded. Make sure to arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before departure. Latecomers and no-shows don’t get a refund.
For more details, check our terms and conditions.
Don’t miss your chance to discover the wonders of Madrid Prado Museum, Center of Arts Reina Sofía, and Thyssen Bornemisza Museum. This is a popular tour, so it sells out fast! We also recommend you to check our Royal Palace of Madrid & Habsburg tour if you want to discover Madrid’s Royalness golden age and the largest palace in Europe!
Itinerary
Our tour starts at the famous Puerta de Alcalá. In the old times, here started the road where Miguel de Cervantes, author of El Quijote and Spain's most important author, was born. This is just one of the anecdotes that you'll learn in this tour through the artistic jewels of Madrid.
The second stop is at plaza de Cibeles, in front od the soccer Mecca Cibeles fountain, where the fans of Real Madrid celebrate the victories of one of the best football clubs in the world. The wonderful building behind the fountain is Madrid's City Hall.
The Paseo del Prado, known as Madrid's Art Walk, is an authentic itinerary through more than a thousand years of Spanish and European art: from Velázquez's Meninas to Picasso's Guernika, get ready to discover some of the world's most renowned pieces of art.
El Retiro, once built exclusively for Spain's monarchs, is now the green lung of Madrid and a place where the madrileños like to mingle on weekends. During the tour, you will discover the most iconic spots of the park.
This big pond is one of the most iconic spots of El Retiro. Usually you'll see locals oaring through this beautiful pool with a big statue of king Alfonso XII.
This beautiful greenhouse is called the Crystal Palace, and it was built as a greenhouse during a botanical exhibition in Madrid. An Asian country exhibited flowers and plants inside it... can you guess which one?
This is the darkest stop in the tour: the Statue of the Fallen Angel. This is one of the few statues in the world representing the devil, Lucifer. Our guide will tell you a chilling anecdote about it...
At the end of the tour, our guide will provide you with a Prado Museum fast-track ticket so you can discover the museum on your own. And to help you find your way through this art labyritnh, we will provide you with a Panda Guide covering our favourite 25 pieces of art!
If you've chosen the full package option with the Art Walk Card, don't miss the Reina Sofia Museum and its highlight: Picasso's Guernika.
The Art Walk Card also gives you access to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and its brilliant collection, including outstanding works by artists like Monet or Dalí.