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Prado Museum (Museo del Prado)

Paseo del Prado s/n, Madrid 28014, Spain
Tel: 34-91-330-2900; 91-420-3768
Fax: 91-330- 2856
URL: museoprado.mcu.es
E-mail: museo.nacional@prado.mcu.es
Tuesdays to Saturdays: 9am-7pm
Sundays, holidays, 24th and 31st december: 9am-2pm
Mondays: closed
Closed 1st January, good Friday, 1st May, 25th December
The museum is renowned as being the biggest art gallery of the world. It’s also a wonderful monument where you will have the opportunity to admire sculptures, drawings, coins and other pieces. The museum is also famous for it collection of painting which is probably what made this place one of the famous and biggest art center of the world. The architecture of this place is also what make this museum an exclusive place and a pleasure for the eyes.

Queen Sofia Arts Center (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia)

Santa Isabel, 52, Madrid 28012, Spain
Tel: 34 91 774 10 00
Fax: 34 91 774 10 56
URL: museoreinasofia.mcu.es
This contempory museum is the perfect combination between art and Modern architecture. Thanks to D. Juan Carlos (king of Spain0) who decided in 1992 to open this center as permanent museum. Today it’s a dense and attractive place for those who want to meet different side of modern art. The museum also offers many expositions constantly renewed. More than a museum it’s also a concert center, a cinema, and a huge bibliotheque.

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza)

Paseo del Prado, 8, Madrid 28014, Spain
Tel: 91-369-01-51
URL: www.museothyssen.com
E-mail: promocion@museothyssen.org
Regrouping more than 700 years of the history of Art and features masterpieces of painting Thyssen-Bomemisza museum is also one of the three museum with the ‘the Prado’ and ‘The Reina Sofia’ that form “the golden art triangle” of Madrid. ‘Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, Gauguin and many other famous artist are part of the Amazing collection of painting of the Museum.

Retiro Park (Parque del Retiro)

Between C. Alfonso XII and Avenida de Menendez Pelayo, Madrid, Spain
Situated behind the Prado museum, it is the most popular and widely visited park in Madrid. The central focus of the park is the large lake where you can go boating or simply laze around on its steps and listen to street entertainers perform. The park has a number of 'terrazas'  where you can take some rest or enjoy an 'horchata' (made from tiger nuts or almonds).

Plaza Mayor

Madrid 28012, Spain
Activities: dining, drinking
The Plaza Mayor is a huge arcaded square. Since it’s creation the Plaza Mayor has been the center of festivities bull fights, royal coronations and executions. Today It is still used today for public celebrations.

Army Museum

Mendez Nunez 1, Madrid. Call (91) 522-8977 for more information
It is the largest collection of arms and armor in Spain after the Armería in the Palacio Real. The oldest exhibit in the museum is the sword belonging to El Cid, the Castilian hero who found a place in European literature.

Arms-and-armor aficionados gravitate to this entertaining collection on the so-called museum mile. Among thousands of items displayed are suits of armor, unusual pistols, a cross carried by Christopher Columbus and a sword believed to have been El Cid’s.

Botanical Garden

Situated just south of the Prado it is one of the oldest European Botanic Gardens where you will be pleased to admire flowers from many different part of the world. Entrance price 2 euros.
Garden / Arboretum, Park Retiro. Call (91) 420-3017 for more information.

Church of San Nicolas

It’s probably one of the oldest buildings in Madrid and it is a wonderful monument full of history and especially the inside exhibits who detail the Islamic history of early Madrid. It architecture is wonderful with the red brick tower.
Plaza San Nicolas. Call (91) 559-4064 for more information

Royal Palace

This magnificent Castle reflects the opulence and the richest of the Royal Family since they are established in Spain. The grand throne room, the banquet hall seating up to 140 dinners, the royal library who has the first edition of Cervantes “Don Quixote”, the royal music museum with it five stringed instruments by Stradivarius, and the royal pharmacy are the main part of the visit.
Calle Bailen. Call (91) 559-7404 for more information.

Royal Tapestry Factory

Operating since 1721, the Royal Tapestry Factory crafts rugs and tapestries for spain’s Royals. In this place you will have the opportunity to see different tapestry-Making techniques and also an exhibit of tapestries created trough the years representing what is on the display palaces troughout the spain
Fuenterrabia 2. Call (91) 551-3400 for more information.

Taberna de Antonio Sanchez

This place is the oldest tavern of Madrid. The decoration inside look much as it did when it did opening in 1830 with it dark walls lined with bullfighting paintings and it zinc bar and pulley system for hoisting wine casks from the cellar. It is so delightful to enjoy the typiocal cuisine and specialties of this place.
Meson de Paredes 13. Call (91) 539-7826 for more information.

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