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Prado Museum

Diego Spano · Pexels

Prado Museum

15 EURMust-see

Velázquez, Goya and Bosch in one building, including Las Meninas and The Garden of Earthly Delights.

Duration

2 hrs 30 min – 4 hrs

Best time

At opening

Open

Closed on a few public holidays

Entry price

15 EUR

The Prado opened in 1819 out of the Spanish royal collection, which explains its shape: it is not a survey of art but the taste of the Habsburgs and Bourbons, very rich in Spanish, Italian and Flemish painting, nearly silent elsewhere.

Three rooms justify the trip on their own: Velázquez's Las Meninas, the black paintings Goya put on the walls of his own house, and Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights. There are eight thousand paintings: pick a route or you will see nothing.

Getting there

Metro line 1, Atocha station, or line 2, Banco de España. The visitor entrance is the Jerónimos door, on the north side.

What the price covers

general entry; €7.50 reduced, free under 18 and during the end-of-day slots.

Rules on site

Entry is free for the last two hours each day, and the queue then forms an hour ahead for a very short visit. Large bags and umbrellas must go to the cloakroom.

Checked on 29 August 2026 at Museo del Prado — hours and rates

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