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Madrid: Panoramic Open-Top Bus Day or Night Tour with Guide

1. Madrid: Panoramic Open-Top Bus Day or Night Tour with Guide

Experience Madrid's electric energy and vibrant culture by day or night on an open-top panoramic sightseeing bus tour. Learn about the rich history of the city with an onboard guide, and admire Madrid's sights, including the Royal Palace, Biblioteca Nacional, and more.  After boarding the bus, head through the heart of Madrid to see iconic cultural spots like the Prado, Reina Sofia, and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museums. Feast your eyes on the city's most beautiful buildings, such as Palacio de Cibeles, Estación de Atocha, Edificio Metrópolis, and Catedral de la Almudena. In this immersive, al-fresco experience, you'll feel the warm Spanish breeze on your skin and enjoy the city's buzzing atmosphere like never before. Admire lush parks like the Reales Jardines Botánicos and Parque de Atenas. Listen to your guide's bilingual commentary, and learn about Madrid's rich history and cultural importance. There has never been an easier way to discover Madrid's beauty and charm.

Madrid: Reina Sofía Museum Guided Tour

2. Madrid: Reina Sofía Museum Guided Tour

Meet your guide at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid. Dedicated to Spanish art, highlights of the museum include super collections of Spain's three greatest 20th-century artists - Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Joan Miró. Get a close look at Picasso's "Guernica" mural-sized oil painting, regarded by many as one of the most powerful anti-war works of art in history. Learn about 20th-century art movements, such as abstract art, cubism, surrealism, and modernism, and admire important works by principal artists in a beautiful museum that was formerly an elegant hospital building. Take a look at the vaulted hallways, and enjoy a walk in the gardens to admire the building from the outside. Explore the hallways and galleries of the museum with your guide, and learn how and why the talented artists on display created their art. Once the guided visit is over, you can stay inside the museum, where you are free to continue exploring it independently. Along with stunning works from Spain, the museum puts on temporary exhibitions by international artists in its many galleries, making it one of the world's largest museums for modern and contemporary art.

Madrid: Big Bus Open-Top Sightseeing Tour with Live Guide

3. Madrid: Big Bus Open-Top Sightseeing Tour with Live Guide

Experience the electric energy and vibrant culture of Madrid on Big Bus open-top panoramic sightseeing tour. Sit back and relax as your live guide explains the history behind famous sights like the Royal Palace, Biblioteca Nacional, Puerta de Alcalá, and many more. Travel through the heart of Madrid, and admire iconic cultural landmarks like the Prado, Reina Sofia, and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums. See lush parks like the Reales Jardines Botánicos and Parque de Atenas. Feast your eyes on the city's most beautiful buildings such as Palacio de Cibeles, Estación de Atocha, and Catedral de la Almudena. Feel the warm Spanish sun on your skin and enjoy the city's buzzing atmosphere like never before. Enjoy your professional guide's commentary and learn about Madrid's rich history and cultural importance. With 11 daily departures, make the most of an easy way to discover Madrid's beauty and charm. For a different perspective on the city, you can also choose to take the tour at night time, to enjoy the sights of the city illuminated for the evening.

Madrid: Prado & Reina Sofía Museums Guided Tour

4. Madrid: Prado & Reina Sofía Museums Guided Tour

Make the most of your day by visiting the two most important museums of Madrid and of the entire national territory: the Prado & the Reina Sofía. Enjoy a full guided tour through these two art galleries and end up your day being an expert in Spanish history and art! Learn about the history of the Prado hand in hand with your guide, and admire the dazzling display of works by the greatest European masters such as Velázquez, Goya, Raphael, and Rubens, among many others. You will have the opportunity to discover a vast collection of art dating from the 12th century up to the end of the 20th century. Then you will be visiting the Reina Sofía Museum, where you will see artworks by Spain’s top 20th-century artists, including Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. Your guide will provide commentary on the different artistic movements from this period, going from Abstract Art to Cubism, to Surrealism and Modernism.

All Madrid Segway Tour

5. All Madrid Segway Tour

The most complete Segway Tour in Madrid. Explore this wonderful city by the hand of our guides. A 3 hour tour that will take you through the main tourist attractions of the city. Departing from our store in Ópera, in the heart of Madrid, we will visit the Plaza Mayor. Our guide will tell you about its history, mysteries and legends. Continue exploring the city by visiting the Almudena Cathedral and the majestic Royal Palace. A breathtaking view that will leave you in awe. From there we head to visit one of the most impressive tourist spots in Madrid, the Temple of Debod. An Egyptian temple in the heart of the city! Gifted by Egypt to Spain in 1968 is one of the most beautiful attractions of the city and that will leave you impressed. From here we head to the Retiro Park through the popular Barrio de las Letras. The name of the Barrio de las Letras is a tribute to the great writers who lived in its streets during the Spanish Golden Age. Cervantes, Lope de Vega and Quevedo give their names to some of its most important streets. Discover below the so-called Paseo del Arte. Thyssen Museum, Reina Sofia and the Prado Museum. We will pass by them to go to the Retiro Park. The most beloved park in Madrid. Discover its history, statues and legends of this great green area of the city. The Crystal Palace, the pond, the statue of the Fallen Angel. Hundreds of years of stories and legends of this magical park. A 3 hours tour to discover the whole city. All Madrid, the most complete Segway Tour of Madrid.

Madrid: Reina Sofia Museum Private Tour with Skip-the-Line

6. Madrid: Reina Sofia Museum Private Tour with Skip-the-Line

Approach the contemporary art collection at the Queen Sofia Museum in a personalized and insightful manner. Your local guide has specialized in art history and will accompany you to the museum and give a short introduction to the tour and the city of Madrid.  Once at the museum, enjoy avoiding the queue and enter directly. Explore museum artworks, architecture, and history of the Spanish National Art Collection beginning in 1881, which is the year Picasso was born. During your tour of the Queen Sofia Museum, your knowledgeable guide will introduce you to the works of some of Spain’s most influential painters including Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, and Salvador Dali, along with international artists. Your guide will teach you about the dictatorship regime and help you understand the effect that it had on the artistic expression of these Spanish artists, particularly during the Second Republic in the 1930's. Learn about the bombings and suffering experienced by people in Guernica and how this event shocked Picasso.  Your guide is prepared to customize the tour to meet the needs of each guest, whether you are a visitor with a general interest or a seasoned art lover. After enjoying your personalized tour, spend time visiting the temporary exhibitions or re-visit a specific artwork independently. You may want to reflect on the exhibits by resting your feet on a garden seat in the shady cloister or by having a coffee in a cafeteria.

Madrid: Reina Sofia Museum Skip-the-Line Guided Museum Tour

7. Madrid: Reina Sofia Museum Skip-the-Line Guided Museum Tour

In the 1990s, a former hospital was renovated and turned into the Reina Sofia, home to 20th century art mostly from Spanish artists. Your expert guide will discuss the various artistic movements on display here, including abstractionism, cubism, surrealism and modernism. Learn all about Spain’s most famous artistic export, Pablo Picasso, while standing in front of his world-changing painting, “Guernica.” You’ll see works by Joan Miró, like “The Man with a Pipe,” as well as Salvador Dali’s “Face of the Great Masturbator,” learning about the techniques and stories behind these sometimes offbeat works of art. Your guide will situate all of these works in their larger social and political contexts, allowing you to understand how events like the Spanish Civil War shaped these artists lives and works. By the end, you’ll have experienced one of Spain’s and the world’s, most exquisite collections of contemporary art, which no trip to Madrid should go without.

Madrid: Picasso's Guernica in Reina Sofia Museum

8. Madrid: Picasso's Guernica in Reina Sofia Museum

On the occasion of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Picasso's death, it is an ideal visit to understand the legacy of Pablo Picasso, his work and his passionate and revolutionary character, which continues to generate so much interest today. Through your guide, you will discover the artist's masterpiece: Guernica, the secrets and symbols hidden behind this internationally recognized icon of art, as well as the process of making it and the transcendental story behind the work. Guernica is a painting painted in Paris between the months of May and June 1937, whose title alludes to the bombing of Guernica, which occurred on April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. In 1981 the work finally reached Spain. It was first exhibited at the “Casón del Buen Retiro”, and since 1992 it can be seen at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, where it is on permanent display. Its interpretation creates controversy and debate, as there are several symbolic figures that arouse disparate opinions. But there is something that cannot be discussed: its artistic and historical value, since it reflects one of the most convulsive moments in the history of our country. It is considered an icon of the 20th century, a symbol of the terrible suffering that war inflicts on human beings. Critic Robert Hughes said of Guernica that it was "the last great historical painting"

Prado, Reina Sofia & Thyssen-Bornemisza Museums Guided Tour

9. Prado, Reina Sofia & Thyssen-Bornemisza Museums Guided Tour

Enjoy the best of the permanent collections at the Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza, and Reina Sofía museums in Madrid on a 5-hour guided tour. Start at the Prado Museum and admire paintings by Tiziano, Velázquez, Rubens, Goya, and others. Continue your tour at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, and see works by Impressionists such as Degas, Cezanne, Renoir, Van Gogh, and Gauguin. Take in the Pop Art and Dadaism collections, featuring works by Roy Lichtenstein and others. Finish at the Reina Sofía Museum. Admire Pablo Picasso’s Guernica and works by Salvador Dalí.

Madrid: Reina Sofia Museum Skip-the-Line Guided Tour

10. Madrid: Reina Sofia Museum Skip-the-Line Guided Tour

Enjoy a guided tour of the highlights in the greatest contemporary art museum in Madrid. Meet your guide and avoid the long queues. Get to know the backstories of all the paintings you'll see. The Museum's permanent collection contains works from the 1900s to the present day. Today, it has more than 20.000 different artworks. Visit both the Sabatini and Nouvel buildings, the 2 parts the museum divides into. Learn about the museum's history and discover why it was created. See the Guernica rough sketches and compare them to the final work, exhibited in the Museum. Important information: please note some paintings in the program might not be available on the day of your visit due to circumstances out of the tour operator's control despite belonging to the permanent collection of the museum. In these cases, visits to these paintings will be replaced by others of similar artistic value.

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What people are saying about Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

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4.3 / 5

based on 377 reviews

Marta was a true professional. Really knows a lot about modern art (after all, she is an art historian…haha). But seriously, we enjoyed seeing some of the best works in Reina Sofia and the historical context and interpretations Marta provided really brought the pieces to life. Highly recommend this tour!

Our guide, Sara was excellent! She hit the highlights of the museum and added the social context of what was happening in Spain to influence the various artists. Highly recommend!

Amazing experience! Leon, our tour guide, was supper funny, kind and knowledgeable. Highly recommended!

This was a highlight tour for me for sure ! The knowledge and enthusiasm of Art was infectious!

Our guide was Superior. Her knowledge of artists & restoration was amazing