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• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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.…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• Teatro Real Theatre. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Oriente s/n. 28013. Madrid. E-mail: visitasguiadas@teatro-real.com. www.teatro-real.com. The Royal Theatre is located in Plaza de Oriente Square, and is one of the top opera houses in Europe due to its modern facilities and unrivalled acoustics. The building was started by Ferdinand VII in …

• Plaza de Oriente Square. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Oriente s/n. 28013. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. Without a doubt this is one of the most monumental and stunning architectural sites in Madrid due to its ideal location next to the Royal Palace and Royal Theatre. It is not to be missed. The first driving force behind the square was Joseph Bona…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• Monastery of Las Descalzas Reales. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de las Descalzas Reales 3. 28013. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. Seclusion for the nobility.   The convent is located right in the heart of Madrid. It occupies the old palace which was once the residence of Charles I and Isabella of…

• Santa María la Real de la Almudena Cathedral. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Mayor 90. 28013. Madrid. E-mail: catedralalmudena@planalfa.es. http://www.archimadrid.es/catedral/. At the end of the 19th Century building work was started on the Almudena Cathedral which was constructed on the site of the old Santa María la Mayor church to honour the patron virgin of Madrid.…

• Royal Palace. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Bailén s/n. 28001. Madrid. Tel.: +34 914548800 | +34 914548803 | Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. The home of kings. Madrid's Royal Palace was built in the 18th century by order of Philip V on the site of the old Alcázar fortress, a former Mo…

• Lujanes House and Tower. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Villa 2. 28005. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. In Plaza de la Villa you will find the Lujanes Tower House, a palace from the 15th Century built in Mudejar style using brick and masonry on the façade. It has an irregular floor plan and a large central patio. The main feature is the tower, whic…

• Casa de la Villa City Hall and Casa de Cisneros House. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Villa 4, 5. 28005. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. In the heart of “Madrid de los Austrias” (Madrid of the Hapsburgs) there is a pretty and charming square called Plaza de la Villa which is home to a statue in honour of Álvaro de Bazán (19th Century). Alongside the square is Casa de la Villa H…

• Royal Pharmacy. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Bailén s/n. 28071. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. It is located in a wing of the Royal Palace, and features such treasures as beautifully-crafted cabinets for storing medicinal herbs, containers, numerous bottles from the ceramics f…