Prado Museum

The Prado Museum, in Madrid

The Prado Museum is one of the greatest painting museums of the world, the pride of Madrid and Spain. The Madrid audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this temple of art, which keeps the masterpieces of Velázquez, Goya, El Greco and European masters.

The temple of European painting

The Prado Museum is one of the most prestigious painting museums of the world and one of the jewels of Madrid. Inaugurated at the beginning of the nineteenth century, it shelters the extraordinary royal collection, enriched over the centuries by the Spanish sovereigns, great lovers and patrons of the arts. There you admire the masterpieces of Spanish painting, including the canvases of Diego Velázquez, like the famous Las Meninas, the intense work of Francisco de Goya, with his Black Paintings and his portraits, and the mystical compositions of El Greco. The museum also keeps treasures of European painting, with major works of Titian, Rubens, or the fascinating Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. A true encyclopaedia of art, the Prado Museum is an essential and unforgettable stop of the visit of Madrid.

What to see

Here you admire the extraordinary royal collection and the masterpieces of Spanish painting, the Las Meninas of Velázquez, the Black Paintings and the portraits of Goya, the compositions of El Greco, as well as European treasures of Titian, Rubens and the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. The Prado Museum is a temple of art in Madrid. It is an essential stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Prado Museum lies on the Paseo del Prado, in the heart of Madrid, reachable on foot and by public transport. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary; the museum can be very busy. It is best to check the arrangements and to allow time before coming.

What masterpieces to see at the Prado Museum in Madrid?

The Las Meninas of Velázquez, the Black Paintings and the portraits of Goya, the compositions of El Greco, as well as the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch and works of Titian and Rubens, from the extraordinary royal collection.

Where is the Prado Museum?

On the Paseo del Prado, in the heart of Madrid, in Spain.