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• Cosmocaixa. "La Caixa" Foundation Science Museum. Alcobendas.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo Pintor Velázquez s/n. 28100. Alcobendas. Madrid. Fax.: +34 914845225 | http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es. Learn as you play. This original museum offers a multidisciplinary experience for audiences of all ages. It is an original and entertaining science museum. In its various rooms, visitors can le…

• Casita del Príncipe (Prince's House) in El Pardo. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Paseo de El Pardo s/n. 28048. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913760452 | +34 913761287 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es . www.patrimonionacional.es. In the reign of Charles III, the El Pardo Palace was remodelled by Sabatini. Villanueva was commissioned to design a small house for the then-Prince Charles, wh…

• Juan Carlos I Park. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Glorieta S.A.R. Don Juan de Borbón y Battemberg. s/n. 28042. Madrid. E-mail: parquejuancarlos@madrid.es . www.madrid.es. This park was built between 1990 and 1992, aiming to become an emblematic site in the city of Madrid, which had been named European Cultural Capital in 1992. The park also has lei…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• La Zarzuela Palace. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Camino del Palacio de la Zarzuela, km 12. 28048. Madrid. http://www.turismomadrid.es/. This palace, situated on Monte de El Pardo hill, on the outskirts of Madrid, has been the official residence of the Spanish monarchs since 1975. In 1627 Philip IV commissioned the construction of this country pala…

• El Pardo Royal Palace. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Manuel Alonso s/n. 28048. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913761287 | +34 913760452 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. An old royal residence. This Royal Palace in Madrid is on El Pardo Hill, which has almost 16,000 hectares of woodland, to the north of the city. It was built i…

• El Pardo Royal Palace gardens. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Manuel Alonso ( Palacio Real) s/n. 28048. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913760452 | +34 913761287 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es . www.patrimonionacional.es. In front of the palace, along its main façade, is a large forecourt with ornamental flower beds. Flanking this garden are areas with a natural…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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 …

• La Quinta Palace Gardens. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Monte de El Pardo (Palacio de la Quinta). 28048. Madrid. E-mail: infoelpardo@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. The House of the Duke of Arco, Philip V's Head Huntsman and the Governor of El Pardo, is located in the vast royal hunting grounds around the Manzanares River, and was built…

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• National Archaeological Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Serrano, 13. 28001. Madrid. Fax.: +34 914316840 | E-mail: sugerencias.man@mcu.es. man.mcu.es. The history of civilisations. Created by Queen Isabella II, it is located next to the National Library. The museum came into being at the end of the 19th century, and was designed to bring together an…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…