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• 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…

• San Francisco el Grande Basilica. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … San Buenaventura 1. 28005. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. San Francisco el Grande Church, a Classicist building from the 18th century, was built on an old convent which legend has was founded by San Francisco de Assisi in the 13th century. This new church was built by King Charles III of Spain; it was or…

• Reina Sofía National Art Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Santa Isabel 52. 28012. Madrid. Fax.: + 34 917741056 | E-mail: info@museoreinasofia.es . www.museoreinasofia.es. An original setting. The museum is located in the old General Hospital built by the architect Sabatini under the orders of Charles III of Spain, and was designated a Historic-Artist…

• 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 …

• Campo del Moro Gardens. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Paseo Virgen del Puerto s/n. 28005. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. http://www.esmadrid.com. It is located between the Manzanares River and the Royal Palace. It possibly owes its name to the fact that it was the site of a camp established by the Muslim armies who la…

• Puerta de Toledo Gate. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Glorieta de la Puerta de Toledo s/n. 28005. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. Nineteen metres tall and opened in 1827, this is the most recent monumental gate built in Madrid. The impressive granite construction was started in 1812 under the orders of Joseph Bonaparte. One year later, after the withdrawal o…

• Parque del Oeste park. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Ruperto Chapí. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915489518 | www.esmadrid.com. This area has a vast scenic network of winding, twisting avenues and paths. The Rosaleda garden was created and planted in 1956, in an area of gently rolling terrain known as La Llana, covering 18,000 square metres. It is in…

• National Anthropology Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Alfonso XII 68. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 914677098 | http://mnantropologia.mcu.es/. The diversity of cultures. This was the first anthropology museum established in Spain, in the year 1875. Located in a 19th-century building, the museum presents an overview of different cultures, with a view t…

• 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…

• Quinta de la Fuente del Berro Park. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Alcalde Sáinz de Baranda s/n, (Avenida de la Paz). 28028. Madrid. www.madrid.es. The origins of these gardens date back to 1631, when the owner of the land, the Duke of Frías, sold a large piece of property to Philip IV. It had a wealth of orchards and abundant water from a spring that irrigat…

• Museum of the Americas. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Reyes Católicos 6. 28040. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915446742 | E-mail: museo@mamerica.mcu.es. museodeamerica.mcu.es. The history of the Americas. The collection contains important pre-Columbian archaeological pieces. The collection in the Museum of the Americas features various pieces from differen…

• 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 …

• Geological and Mining Museum:. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Ríos Rosas 23. 28003. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913495830 | E-mail: m.geominero@igme.es. www.igme.es. It is located in the Spanish Geology and Mining Institute building. The museum aims to promote the wealth and diversity of geological and mining heritage. To this end it exhibits a collection of miner…

• National Museum of Natural Sciences. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2. 28006. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915645078 | E-mail: infor.edu@mncn.csic.es. www.mncn.csic.es. This museum conducts activities whose aim is to promote a greater awareness of the diversity of the natural world. It has over 6 million specimens in its collections, and this make…

• Royal Tapestry Factory. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Fuenterrabía 2. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915513409 | E-mail: informacion@realfabricadetapices.com. www.realfabricadetapices.com. Established in the 18th century by Philip V of Spain, the Royal Tapestry Factory has a major collection of tapestries, carpets and cartoons dating from the 16th-20th…

• National Science and Technology Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo de las Delicias 61. 28045. Madrid. Tel.: +34 916037400 | +34 916037401 | +34 916037405 | E-mail: infomuseo@muncyt.es. http://www.muncyt.es. A journey into scientific history. Here you can find an interesting collection that will help you understand technological evolution in Spain. The Nationa…

• Railway Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo de las Delicias 61. 28045. Madrid. E-mail: museodelicias@ffe.es . www.museodelferrocarril.org. Here you can discover the railway heritage of Madrid through a large collection of steam locomotives. The museum is located in the old Delicias station, a beautiful 19th-century building, and has var…

• Pantheon of Illustrious Men. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Julián Gayarre 3. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. It is located in the cloister of Nuestra Señora de Atocha Basilica, a Byzantine-inspired church, and contains the tombs of intellectuals such as Ríos Rosas, Cánovas del Castill…

• Costume Museum. Ethnological Heritage Research Centre. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Juan de Herrera 2 (Ciudad Universitaria). 28040. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915446970 | E-mail: museodeltraje@mcu.es. museodeltraje.mcu.es/. This museum features numerous exhibits showing the evolution of clothing in Spain throughout history. An exquisite selection of clothing items from times gone b…

• Toledo Bridge. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Glorieta del Marqués de Vadillo s/n. 28019. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. The present bridge was built on the site of a former bridge, destroyed by floods.Built in the 18th century by Pedro de Ribera. Made up of nine semicircular arches.Built of granite ashlar stone.In the middle of the bridge there are…

• Mint Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Doctor Esquerdo 36. 28009. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915666809 | E-mail: museo@fmnt.es. www.fnmt.es/. The Mint Museum is considered one of the most important of its kind. Located at the Spanish Royal Mint, it shows the history of money from its origins through to the present day, as well as different …

• Palacio de Cristal greenhouse in La Arganzuela. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Paseo de la Chopera 10. 28045. Madrid. www.madrid.es. In 1992, the facilities of this greenhouse were opened to the public. It contains nearly 1,200 plant species belonging to 100 families, divided into four areas: subtropical, tropical I and tropical II, and cacti and succulents, with rare specimen…

• Typhlological Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Coruña, 18. 28020. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915894225 | E-mail: museo@once.es. http://museo.once.es. The Typhlological Museum has been designed to promote and bring culture closer to those with a visual impairment. Built in 1992 by the National Organisation of the Blind (ONCE), the Typhlological Muse…

• Casa de Campo park. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Avenida de Portugal (Parque Casa de Campo) s/n. 28011. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. This is an enormous green area covering 1,722 hectares, located just outside of Madrid. The property, located opposite a projection over the Manzanares River, had belonged to the noble Vargas family. Philip II acquired …

• African Museum - African World. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Arturo Soria 101. 28043. Madrid. www.museoafricano.es. A journey through the African continent. This museum provides an insight into African tribal life. Located in the offices of the Combonian missionaries in Madrid, it offers a veritable journey through Africa. Through maps, visitors can exp…