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• Royal Armoury. Madrid.

  [Arts and culture] | [Museums]

  … Calle Bailén s/n. 28071. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es.   The Royal Armoury is home to one of the most important collections of its kind, and comprises weapons and armour belonging to the Spanish monarchs and other members of the Royal Fa…

• Sabatini Gardens. Madrid.

  [Arts and culture] | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Bailén s/n, (Cuesta de San Vicente). 28013. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. A Neoclassical-style garden in keeping with the Oriente Palace, which has given distinction to an area that in years gone by was used for a humbler purpose, i.e., the stables. While the new Oriente Palace was being built, th…

• 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.…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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.…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…