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• 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…

• 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…

• Royal Monastery of La Encarnación. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Encarnación 1. 28013. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es.   This monastery in the Plaza de la Encarnación square was built in the 17th century by order of Margaret of Austria, the wife of King Philip III. The building was designed …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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.…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…