Madrid
Madrid
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* Basilica de San Francisco El Grande
* Basilica de San Miguel
* Botín
* Calle de Serrano
* Casa de América
* Casa Museo de Lope de Vega
* Casa de la Villa
* Casón del Buen Retiro
* Catedral de La Almundena
* Catedral de San Isidro
* Centro Cultural Conde Duque
* Convento de las Carboneras
* Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida
* Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (Bernabéu Stadium)
* Iglesia de las Calatravas
* Iglesia de Las Salesas
* Iglesia de San Andrés Apóstol
* Iglesia y Convento de las Trinitarias
* Mercado de San Miguel
* Monasterio de la Encarnación
* Museo Arqueológico Nacional
* Museo Nacional de Antropología
* Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
* Museo De La Real Academia De Bellas Artes De San Fernando
* Museo Cerralbo
* Museo Chicote
* Museo del Ejército
* Museo Naval
* Museo Romántico
* Museo Del Traje
* Palacio de Comunicaciones
* Palacio de las Cortes
* The Paseos
* Plaza de la Cibeles
* Plaza de Toros de las Ventas
* Puerta del Sol
* Puerta de Toledo
* El Rastro (Rastro Flea Market)
* Real Fábrica de Tapices
* Real Jardín Botánico
* Teleférico
* Telefónica
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In The Know
Did You Know?
( Do not miss )
Both Picasso and Dalí studied at the grand, but grim-looking Royal Academy, the oldest museum in the city (1752). Climb the sombre, massive stone steps; once inside the gallery, all is brightly-lit. This uncrowded museum has a serendipitous charm. Although Goya's paintings are at the end of the itinerary, don't rush there but take your time to discover Francisco Zurbarán's powerful portraits of monks, which dominate Room 6, and Rubens' Susana y Los Viejos (Susanna and the Elders), the highlight of Room 13. There are curiosities galore, such as Giuseppe Archimboldo's curious painting in Room 14. Called La Primavera (Spring), this is a portrait concocted from daisies, wild strawberries, roses and iris. Two contrasting portraits of famous generals, Napoleon Bonaparte and George Washington, dominate Room 35. The French emperor seems to be wearing a dress, while the American holds a map of the capital named after him.
Find Joaquín Sorolla and Juan Gris among a mish-mash of modern Spanish artists in Rooms 25 and 29. Room 20 is popular for its famous but surprisingly small Goya painting, El Entierro de la Sardina (The Burial of the Sardine), depicting this rather bizarre local custom. Other works by Goya in the room include self-portraits, as well as sketches for the famous oils of scenes in a mad house, of the Inquisition and of penitents.
Url: www.insde.es
Address: Calle de Alcalá 13
Phone: 91 524 08 64
Hours: Tue-Fri 9-7, Sat-Mon, public hols 9-2:30 (some rooms closed from time to time)
Restaurant: Plenty near by (Inexpensive)
Metro: Sevilla, Sol
Accessible: None
Admission: Cheap; free under-18s, over-65s, Wed
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