Historic Madrid: Hapsburg and Prado Museum Skip-The-Line Guided Tours

Be a part of Spain’s glorious past as you explore the architectural wonders of Madrid which was under the Hapsburg dynasty as well as the historic Prado Museum with a skip-the-line access! This guided tour will treat you to some of the best experiences in the city with a knowledgeable guide for a truly unforgettable affair!

Hapsburg Madrid Walking Tour

Admire the historical sites with a local guide (fluent in English and Spanish) and trace the history of the famous Habsburg rulers. Make your way through the picturesque streets lined with important buildings, monuments and palaces built in Renaissance and Baroque architectural style. The construction is mostly simple in design with less focus on grandiose and is uniformly marked by brick and granite walls, huge towers in the corner of the buildings and facades with few balconies.
Learn about Madrid’s Habsburg roots as you stop at Calle Mayor where you can admire the magnificent Palacio del Duque de Uceda and Iglesia del Sacramento. You will find many more interesting buildings as you walk through Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Ville. The beautiful Baroque fountains will give you beautiful backgrounds to take those perfect memorable photographs. The guide will take you through other important attractions in the area like the Calle del Codo, Plaza del Conde de Miranda and the Convento de las Carboneras, before you stop at one of the renowned cafés of this locality and enjoy a free drink. 

Prado Museum Skip-The-Line Guided Tour

Continue your tour to the famous Museo Nacional del Prado, also known as the Prado Museum. The construction of the museum was initiated under the patronage of Charles III in 1785 to initially house the Cabinet of Natural History. But after its completion, the monarch’s grandson Ferdinand VII encouraged by his wife Queen María Isabel de Braganza decided to open it as the Royal Museum of Paintings and Sculpture.
It opened to the public in 1819 to show Spanish art’s prowess over other European schools of art, and became home to artworks belonging to the Spanish royalty. Prado Museum’s permanent collection is one of the largest in the world and comprises around 7,600 paintings, 1,000 sculptures, 4,800 prints and 8,200 drawings, in addition to a large number of works of art and historic documents. Some of the main highlights of the museum are Velasquez’s Las Meninas, El Greco’s Fable, Goya’s The Countess of Chinchón and Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights among others. 

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