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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: Big Bus Open-Top Sightseeing Tour with Live Guide

2. 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: Thyssen Museum Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry

3. Madrid: Thyssen Museum Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry

Do a tour of Madrid's Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and see works by some of the world’s most famous artists. Meet your guide near the museum, and follow them inside without having to stand in line. Stroll around the museum and learn about the history of European painting from over 1000 pieces of art. Begin by meeting your guide and your group at a Starbucks near the museum. Make your way over to the museum, and enjoy the luxury of skipping the line and entering straight away. Listen to your guide explain the history and meaning behind this collection of masterpieces.  Learn about styles, periods, and ideas that cross Western painting over centuries. Better understand landscape and genre painting, especially frequent themes of the Dutch school of the 17th century and the American school of the 19th century. See works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, and more.

All Madrid Segway Tour

4. 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: Go City All-Inclusive Pass with 15+ Attractions

5. Madrid: Go City All-Inclusive Pass with 15+ Attractions

Explore Madrid with a Go City All-Inclusive Pass over 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 days, and save up to 30% compared to buying separate attraction tickets. With more than 15 attractions, tours, museums, and experiences to discover, you can join a guided tour of the Royal Palace, explore iconic museums including the Prado and Reina Sofia, jump on a hop-on hop-off bus tour and indulge in ‘churros con chocolate’ at the end of a Segway tour. Sync your pass with the Go City app and you’ll have everything you need in the palm of your hand. Use the city guide for opening times and reservation information and use the handy map to navigate your way around the city. The All-Inclusive Pass is perfect for those wanting to see and do as much as possible – simply choose the number of days you want and start exploring. The following attractions are included - (R) reservations required: • Prado Museum Guided Tour (R) • Madrid Royal Palace Tour (R) • Chocolate and Churros Segway Tour (R) • Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour • Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum • Toledo Tour – Self-Guided with return transport (R) • Flamenco Show in Torres Bermejas (drink included) (R) • Madrid Electric Bike Tour • Reina Sofia Museum – Guided Tour (R) • Parque del Retiro and Cibeles Palace Tour • Museo de Cera (Wax Museum) • Madrid Highlights Tour (R) • Madrid Sightseeing Segway Tour (R) • El Escorial and Valley of the Fallen Tour (R) • Museo Lázaro Galdiano • Las Ventas Experience • Retiro Park – Bike Tour • MAPFRE Foundation Art Exhibitions • Toledo and Segovia – Full-day Tour with transport (R) Please note: Attractions and tours are subject to change. Check the Go City digital guide included on your confirmation voucher (or the Go City app) for the full list of inclusions, opening times, and reservation instructions (where applicable) before you go.

Madrid: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Guided Tour & Entry Ticket

6. Madrid: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Guided Tour & Entry Ticket

Close to a thousand works ranging from the 13th to the 20th centuries have made this museum one of the most outstanding internationally. The Collection includes artists of the stature of Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Manet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Kandinsky, Hopper or Picasso. This gallery provides numerous examples of foreign painters who had not been present until then: Italian and Flemish primitives, key works of the Renaissance, numerous works from the Impressionist era, such as Monet, Degas, Van Gogh and Gauguin. It also has outstanding works from the avant-garde of the 20th century: Fauvism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Abstraction and Pop Art. We will be able to admire works by two of the main Spanish painters: Picasso and Dalí. The opening of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in 1992 gave rise, by joining the Prado and Reina Sofía Museums, to the so-called Triangle of Art on Paseo del Prado, an area that concentrates the most important pictorial heritage in Spain, today recognized as World Heritage of the Unesco.

Madrid: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Private Tour

7. Madrid: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Private Tour

The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, named after its founder, is an art museum located near the Prado Museum on one of city's main boulevards. It is known as part of the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofia national galleries. The Thyssen-Bornemisza fills the historical gaps in its counterparts' collections: in the Prado's case this includes Italian primitives and works from the English, Dutch and German schools, Expressionists, and European and American paintings from the 20th century.

Madrid: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Ticket and Guided Tour

8. Madrid: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Ticket and Guided Tour

Enjoy a guided visit to one of Madrid’s most popular attractions, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Explore the museum with your guide and marvel at the extensive collection of paintings. The gallery houses artworks from the 13th to the 20th century, and includes works from every Western art movement during this period. See and learn about works from iconic artists including Rubens, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Kandinsky, Cézanne, and more. On the tour, you’ll also discover the impressive history of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Hear about how the collection, which was once private, grew to become so extensive. At the end of your tour, enjoy free time to explore the museum on your own.

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: Picasso's Guernica in Reina Sofia & Thyssen Museum

10. Madrid: Picasso's Guernica in Reina Sofia & Thyssen Museum

This 5-hour tour includes guided visit of two of the most important museums in the country: The Reina Sofía Museum, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. The Reina Sofía Museum has the honor of housing and conserving one of the most important paintings of the 20th century: Picasso's Guernica, a masterpiece that will shock you just by looking at it, due to its dimensions and its spectacular nature, and will impact you even more when your guide will explain its hidden symbols and details. This year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of its author, so it deserves all our attention. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum has close to a thousand works ranging from the 13th to the 20th centuries, which have made this museum one of the most prominent internationally. The Collection includes artists of the stature of Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Manet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Kandinsky, Hopper or Picasso. You will enjoy also a walking tour between the two museums, and you will have some of free time. If you want, you can add the optional lunch, so you dont have to worry about where to eat.

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What people are saying about Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

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4.3 / 5

based on 43 reviews

Our guide Maria is very brave and competent. The problem is that a tour of the genre (rather intense) is stagnant. L'abbiamo scelto perché siamo rimasti pochi giorni a Madrid, if the possibility avete, lasciate one of the musei fuori. Ringrazio our guide for peace and availability.

our guide was excellent. my husband, sister & I learned quite a bit about the modern artists around the world and very specific details about each of the paintings our group viewed. Loved it! highly recommend!!

Excellent guide. Excellent language skills. Very knowledgeable. Picked all the right highlights from the collection.

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

Our guide was so enthusiastic and informative, she was a pleasure!