Prado Museum and other Madrid, Spain Things to Do Tips

I went to the Prado Museum on each trip. On the 1964 trip with my sister, I went on my own before she got there and then we took a city tour, and I let her go in by herself while I sat with my niece. Then when we went together, we took a small part of the museum to look at, as we had my niece with us in a stroller.

The second time when I went with my mom, we concentrated mostly on the Spanish artists (Goya, Velasquez and El Greco (who I think was really a Greek) but we also looked at the Flemish section (Brueghel and Bosch) because those guys have always fascinated me - kind of like a medieval Grandma Moses. We went twice at opening time on our own for short visits, and then when the tour we joined went whirlwind through the museum, we didn't have to worry that we'd miss our favorite things.

Open: 9 AM to 7 PM; Sundays 9 AM to 2 PM. Closed: Monday.

Basic admission: 3.01 €
Discounted admission (with ID): 1.5 €
- Holders of youth cards, student´s cards or international equivalents.

Free admission (with ID):
- Visitors under 18
- Visitors over 65, pensioners, registered disabled

AUDIOGUIDE
Avalaible in Rooms 1 and 51. Price 3 €.

CAFETERIA:

Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays from 9am to 6.20pm.

RESTAURANT:

Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays from 11.30 am to 4pm

SHOP:

Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays from 9am to 6.30pm

Currently the museum website says:

"Each month the Museum invites visitors to take part in a guided tour entitled "A Work, an Artist". These visits aim is to encourage a close look at a particular painting.

These tours take place at the following times:

Saturdays at 4pm and 5.30pm
Sundays at 11am and 12.30pm
They last around one hour.

"All those wishing to take part should enter the Museum through one of the normal entrances. Once inside, it is essential to register for the tour at least 30 minutes before it starts, at the meeting point located in the Lower Rotunda of the Goya Entrance. "

This sounds like a good deal to me.

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Phone: + 34 91 3302800
Address: Paseo del Prado s/n. 28014 Madrid. Spain
Directions: Near the Neptune fountain and the Ritz hotel
Tube stations: Banco de España & Atocha
Buses: 9,10,14,19,27,34,37 and 45
Trains: Atocha Station
Website: http://museoprado.mcu.es/home.html

I didn't get to see the Royal Palace on my first trip. At the time of the second trip I was coordinator for a special interest group (SIG) on horses, so I wanted to visit the Armory of the Royal Palace. We got there just after the time of the last tour because we'd been on a tour out of the city. They gave my mom a wheelchair and let us join the tour in progress (taking us up in an elevator). I got to push. The Palace is very Roccoco and has a lot of rooms and my recollections have a lot of chandeliers and red velvet in them. My mom was glad of the wheelchair. No flash allowed.

At the end of the tour, we just had time if we hurried to get to the armory before it closed. So I ran, pushing my mom, across the cobblestone courtyard to the armory entrance. We made it, although it was a bumpy trip for my mom. We did also see the pharmacy briefly.

COST: 9,00 € with a guide 8,00 € without a guide.
free entry to EU passport holders on Wednesdays

From 9.30 to 17.00h. (Monday to Saturday)
From 9.00 to 14.00h. (Sundays and Holydays)

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Phone: 91 454 88 00
Address: Calle Bailén and Oriental Place,28071 (MADRID)
Directions: Bus: Lines 3, 25, 39 and 148.
Metro (Underground): Lines 5 and 2 (Opera Station)
Website: http://www.patrimonionacional.es/home.htm
Other Contact: (+34)914 548 803 advance visit