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• San Esteban Church Tower. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de San Esteban s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921466724 | E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. Built in the XIII century in late Romanesque style.Measuring 53 metres high converting it into the highest, Romanesque tower in Spain.There are ten arches in th…

• Segovia Museum (Casa del Sol). Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Socorro, 11. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921460580 | E-mail: museo.segovia@jcyl.es. http://www.turismodesegovia.com/es/que-ver/museos. Archaeology and Fine Arts.   The collection on display contains around 1,500 exhibits on archaeology, ethnology and fine arts. The museum was crea…

• Lázaro Galdiano Foundation Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Serrano 122. 28006. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915617793 | E-mail: secretaria.fundacion@flg.es. www.flg.es. Art from all periods of history. It has an outstanding collection of paintings, with works by some of the great masters. The pieces in the museum were brought together by José Lázaro Galdiano, a …

• Sorolla Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle General Martínez Campos 37. 28010. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913085925 | E-mail: museo.sorolla@mecd.es. museosorolla.mcu.es. A tribute to the painter of natural light. It is housed in what was Sorolla's home and studio, and features numerous paintings by the artist. The museum will provide an insight …

• El Parral Monastery. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Alameda del Eresma s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921422592 | E-mail: oshsmparral@planalfa.es. www.turismodesegovia.com. Founded by Henry IV, Juan Pacheco, the Marquis of Villena, was commissioned with its protection. Indeed, he had his coat of arms displayed on the unfinished d…

• Segovia Fortress. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Reina Victoria Eugenia s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921460755 | E-mail: patronato@alcazardesegovia.com. www.alcazardesegovia.com. Lying between the confluence of the river Eresma and the river Clamores, the first documented record of the fortress dates back to Christian …

• Royal Mint in Segovia. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de la Moneda s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: casademoneda@turismodesegovia.com. http://www.casamonedasegovia.es/. It was founded by Philip II and designed by Juan de Herrera. It currently houses two museums: the Mint Museum and the Aqueduct Visitor Centre. Located beside the Eresma…

• Casita del Infante Gardens. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Carretera de Robledo s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. King Charles III commissioned the architect Juan de Villanueva to construct two small buildings for his sons, Prince Charles and the Infante Gabri…

• El Capricho Park in Alameda de Osuna. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Paseo Alameda de Osuna s/n. 28042. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. It was created in the late 18th century by the Countess-Duchess of Benavente. This park is one of the most outstanding and unique examples of the landscape garden in Spain. It is a setting replete with romanticism, combining Italian and Fr…

• Vera Cruz Church. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera de Zamarramala s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. It was founded by the Knights Templar in the 13th century. An unusual Romanesque church. Its floorplan is a 12-sided polygon. It has 3 chapels with tympanums and 2 portals with a…

• Goya's pantheon. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Glorieta San Antonio de la Florida 5. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 917011686 | E-mail: sanantonio@madrid.es . www.madrid.es/ermita . It is located at the foot of the presbytery in the chapel of San Antonio de la Florida. The painter's tomb is made of granite and is covered with a limestone slab which ma…

• Liria Palace. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Princesa 20. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915410377 | www.fundacioncasadealba.com/. Art on the walls. The Liria Palace is the main residence of the Duchess of Alba, and on its walls hang one of the most important private collections of Spanish art. Gilbert, Ventura Rodríguez and later, Sabatini al…

• Las Comendadoras de Santiago Convent. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de las Comendadoras 10. 28015. Madrid. www.madrid.es. The Convent was founded thanks to Felipe IV, in the year 1650. The works were designed by the architects Manuel and José del Olmo. The church plan deviates from Jesuit typology as it is a Greek cross plan with four equal arms finishing in t…

• Convent of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Alameda de la Fuencisla s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921431650 | E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. The monastery is located next to the Fuencisla shrine. This is the burial place of Saint John of the Cross. The church has a single nave with lateral chapels…

• Debod Temple. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo Pintor Rosales s/n. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913541719 | www.esmadrid.com. Discover the Debod Temple, one of Madrid's most unusual monuments. This construction dates from the 2nd century BC, and, after centuries on Egyptian soil, was brought to Spain as a gift from Egypt. Transportation of the…

• History Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Fuencarral 78. 28004. Madrid. Fax.: +34 917011686 | E-mail: smuseosm@madrid.es . www.munimadrid.es/museomunicipal. This museum houses an important collection which gives an idea of the evolution of Madrid both historically and from the perspective of its urban development. It is located in Cal…

• Cerralbo Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Ventura Rodríguez 17. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915591171 | E-mail: museo.cerralbo@mcu.es. museocerralbo.mcu.es. A journey back to 19th-century aristocratic life. This museum reflects the tastes of the period through a wide range of works of art. The house-museum was created by the Marquis of C…

• National Museum of Romanticism. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle San Mateo, 13. 28004. Madrid. Fax.: +34 914456940 | E-mail: informacion.romanticismo@mcu.es. http://museoromanticismo.mcu.es/. Spanish Romanticism. This museum recreates the artistic and literary atmosphere as well as the customs and manners of the Romantic period. It contains an excellent col…

• Bauer Palace. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Bernardo 44. 28015. Madrid. The building was owned by the banking family, Bauer. It became a Conservatoire and is now the site of Madrid's Escuela Superior de Canto.…

• San Antonio de la Florida Shrine. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Glorieta de San Antonio de la Florida 5. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 917011686 | E-mail: sanantonio@madrid.es . www.madrid.es/ermita. The building of the hermitage was commissioned by Carlos IV under the supervision of the Italian architect Filippo Fontana in 1792. The sculpture of San Antonio was done…

• Christopher Columbus Monument. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Colón s/n (Jardines del Descubrimiento). 28001. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. The statue in honour of Cristopher Columbus was built between 1881 and 1885, to celebrate the marriage between Alfonso XII and María de las Mercedes from Orleáns. Made from white marble, the figure of Columbus is the …

• Parish church of Santa Bárbara (convent of the Salesas Reales and former Royal Monastery of La Visitación). Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle General Castaños, 2. 28004. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. Founded by Queen Bárbara de Braganza, the wife of King Ferdinand VI of Spain, the convent building is today the site of the Spanish Supreme Court. The monastery, founded as a school-residence for young nobles, was subsequently readapted for…

• Wax Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo de Recoletos 41. 28004. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913080825 | E-mail: info@museoceramadrid.com. www.museoceramadrid.com. Art made of wax. A journey through history with waxwork figures. Exploring this museum is a good way to get acquainted with personalities, public figures or fictional characters who…

• San Antonio de los Alemanes Church. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Puebla 22. 28004. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. The church has an ellipsoidal plan, built by the architect Pedro Sánchez, since 1624 as a compliment to the Hospital de Portugueses, created by Felipe III in 1606. After the independence of Portugal, the name of the Church and Hospital changed to San…

• National Library. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de Recoletos 20-22. 28071. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915775634 | E-mail: info@bne.es. www.bne.es. Between Madrid's Recoletos avenue and Serrano street, alongside Plaza de Colón Square, you will find the majestic National Library building. It has a rectangular floor plan and is neoclassical in style. W…