Will be in Madrid for 2 days (not consecutive) and the Paseo de Arte sounds good for us but I see there is free admission for over 65. Are we better off trying that or buying a ticket? The free admission sounds super but want to make sure we can get into the museums. Thank you
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Washington DC
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The Prado has free access for everyone during these hours:
FREE ACCESS
Monday to Saturday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sundays and holidays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
I don't see anything on the Prado's ticket page about free entry specifically for seniors at other times. There is a reference to a reduced ticket price for seniors: half off for either the permanent collection or exhibitions. There's no problem at all buying a reduced-price senior ticket as long as those at the Prado aren't restrict to local or EU citizens; that's the case at some sights in Spain (and elsewhere), but it doesn't seem to be the case at the Prado. I make use of senior tickets all the time. Just have your passport with you in case they want to see proof of age.
I really don't have any idea how crowded (or not) the Prado is during the free-admission periods. I was there in 2015 on Museum Day, when it was free; it wasn't particularly crowded then, but I don't think Museum Day was as well-known as the regular free-entry periods. I know that folks usually recommend against trying to take of a free-entry day at places like the Louvre.
Posted by
OP
2 posts
Thank you for your information. I could not find the reduced senior ticket on the museum's ticket website. Can you tell me where tht is?
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Mid-Atlantic area
7132 posts
Article 3 of the linked document loosely translates as
Reduced individual admission
1. The reduced entrance price will be 50% of the regular general admission price established in Article 1
2. Those who belong to the following, will be able to access the museum at the reduced price with appropriate documentation as outlined.
a. Those over 65 with a National Document number or passport
b. … and the list of those eligible continues.
Artículo 3. Entrada individual reducida.
1. El precio de la entrada individual reducida resulta de la reducción de un 50 % sobre el precio establecido en el artículo 1 para la entrada individual general.
2. Podrán acceder al Museo con entrada individual reducida las personas que pertenezcan a los colectivos que a continuación se detallan, lo que se acreditará con la documentación que se indica:
a) Mayor de 65 años, con DNI o Pasaporte.
b) Miembro de familia numerosa según dispo…
Posted by
97 posts
I do not know the rules for that PAss, but I have read that many sites limit discounts to EU residents or those from Spain or that town.
Enjoy the museums!