Best empty rooms in our Prado Museum comparison. Las Meninas and Goya's Black Paintings an hour before the doors open, with almost nobody else in the rooms: 4.95 from 210 reviews.
Trade-off: You pay for the empty hour.
Last checked: August 27, 2026. Commissions never affect our verdicts.
The Prado one hour before the doors open: Las Meninas, Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights and Goya's Black Paintings with an art historian and almost nobody else in the rooms. At 139 euros the empty-gallery hour is exactly what you are paying for.
Escape the crowds on this exclusive tour of the Prado before official opening hours. Enter the museum one hour before opening with just your group and an art historian guide. See Las Meninas, The Garden of Earthly Delights, Goya’s Black Paintings, and other icons of Spanish and European. Take time to enjoy not just the incredible art but the beautiful building itself in peace and quiet.
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This tour runs Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun, departing at 08:50. Scheduled through August 2027. These are the operator’s scheduled departures, not a live seat count: availability is confirmed at checkout. Schedule last checked September 2, 2026.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets at Monumento a Goya, C. de Felipe IV, s/n, Retiro, 28014 Madrid, outside the entrance to the Prado Museum at the statue of Goya.
Inside the museum.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| 1+ days | Full refund |
| 0-1 days | No refund |