Museo Nacional del Prado (Madrid) — Main Collection + Temporary Exhibitions (Timed Entry Required)

The Museo Nacional del Prado is Madrid’s flagship art museum — famous for Spanish masters (Velázquez, Goya) plus major European painting. Tickets require a time pass (select date + time when buying). Your ticket includes access to the Collection + temporary exhibitions.

• Entry to the Museo del Prado Collection.
• Entry to temporary exhibitions (included with the museum ticket).

• Perfect for: first-time Madrid visitors, art lovers, students of European painting.
• Free admission (official): under 18, plus other eligible categories; free-entry windows exist (see below).

• Arrive for your booked time slot, enter, and explore the galleries at your own pace (self-guided).

• Tickets / price (official): General admission €15.
• Reduced admission (official): €7.50 (e.g., 65+, youth card, large families).
• Opening hours (official): Mon—Sat 10:00—20:00 | Sun/holidays 10:00—19:00.
• Free access (official): Mon—Sat 18:00—20:00 | Sun/holidays 17:00—19:00 (until capacity).

• If you want “quiet-ish” galleries, go right at opening; if you want “cheap,” hit the free-entry windows (but expect queues).
• If you’re doing Madrid properly: Prado pairs nicely with a Retiro walk on the same day.

Madrid’s big-league art museum — timed entry, ticket covers collection + exhibitions, €15 general, open 10:00—20:00 (Mon—Sat) / 10:00—19:00 (Sun/holidays); free in the last 2 hours (capacity-limited).