Madrid
Madrid
+ Madrid
Sights
* Basilica de San Francisco El Grande
* Basilica de San Miguel
* Botín
* Calle de Serrano
* Casa de América
* Casa Museo de Lope de Vega
* Casa de la Villa
* Casón del Buen Retiro
* Catedral de San Isidro
* Centro Cultural Conde Duque
* Convento de las Carboneras
* Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida
* Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (Bernabéu Stadium)
* Iglesia de las Calatravas
* Iglesia de San Andrés Apóstol
* Iglesia de San Marcos
* Iglesia y Convento de las Trinitarias
* Mercado de San Miguel
* Monasterio de la Encarnación
* Museo Arqueológico Nacional
* Museo Nacional de Antropología
* Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
* Museo De La Real Academia De Bellas Artes De San Fernando
* Museo Cerralbo
* Museo Chicote
* Museo del Ejército
* Museo Naval
* Museo Romántico
* Palacio de Comunicaciones
* Palacio de las Cortes
* The Paseos
* Plaza de la Cibeles
* Plaza de Toros de las Ventas
* Puerta del Sol
* Puerta de Toledo
* El Rastro (Rastro Flea Market)
* Real Fábrica de Tapices
* Real Jardín Botánico
* Teleférico
* Telefónica
Excursions
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Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Worth Seeing )
This imposing building, part of the former Palacio del Buen Retiro, is part of the grand expansion scheme of the Prado. For art historians, the opulent Antigua Salón de los Reinos (the throne room) holds particular significance. To add to the pomp, Velázquez was commissioned to paint 12 vast canvases celebrating battles won by Felipe IV, while Zurbarán created the 10 Labours of Hercules. The eccentric Army Museum that has filled the room in recent years will soon be moved to the Alcázar in Toledo to make way for the Prado's collection of 17th-century paintings.
Address: Calle de Méndez Núñez 1
Phone: 91 522 89 77
Open: Tue-Sun 10-2
Restaurant: Plenty near by (Inexpensive)
Metro: Banco de España, Retiro
Accessible: None
Admission: Cheap, Sat free
Other: Museo del Prado, Parque del Retiro
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