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Museo Nacional del Prado

Name: Museo Nacional del Prado
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.7

4.7 ·

Plan around the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid's great temple of Spanish painting beside Retiro. Spend a few hours in front of masterpieces by Velázquez, Goya and El Greco, moving through centuries of European art.

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Full description

The Prado, beside Retiro park, is the reference point for Spanish painting, with a huge collection spanning the 12th to 19th centuries and major works by Velázquez, Goya and El Greco. Reviewers suggest about three hours to cover the main collections without dwelling on every canvas, and several describe it as the reason they planned the trip around Madrid.

Entry is quick if tickets are bought ahead, and a free-entry window in the early evening draws long queues. It is open daily, including Mondays, which makes it easy to fit into most itineraries.

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Address

Retiro, 28014 Madrid, Spain · Retiro

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

2h30

Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening

Intensity

Moderate walking

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Good to know

Book tickets in advance for fast entry
the free-entry period starts at 18:00 and the queue forms around 30 minutes earlier
allow about three hours for the main collections.

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Reviews

Nice museum to visit if you are in Madrid. I would recommend around 3 hours to walk through the main collections without going too much into details. There are a few truly beautiful pieces and rooms worth seeing The entrance and exit logistics felt confusing especially to pick up luggage if you left at the…

Iuliia Kharytonchuk

2/5

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