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Madrid in 1 day:
Visit the Prado Museum, one of the world's top museums. The Prado has a peerless collection of Spanish art and is best known for its extensive collection of works by three of Spain's greatest artists: Velazquez, Goya and El Greco.
Walk in the Retiro Park, a beautiful green space which will allow you to breathe some pure air.
Visit the Royal Palace which is a jewel box of palace, with priceless tapestries, paintings, frescoes, statues and more crowded into every nook and cranny. The Palace is a good way to learn more about the Bourbon dynasty in Spain.
Walk in the Historic Madrid and discover Iglesia de San Gines, one of Madrid's oldest churches, the harmonious Plaza Mayor, the Plaza de la Villa which is the home to Madrid's 17th-century with its pretty slate spire.
Continue your Historic's monument visit by 2 churches: the Iglesia de San Pedro el viejo, built atop the site of the old Mosque of the Muslim Quarter and the Iglesia de San Andrés. The Basilica de San Francisco el Grande is your next stop. It's one of the largest churches in the city.
Then, see the young Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Almudena. Indeed, the particularity of this church is that it was finished to build in 1993 after having started in 1883. Keep going your walk by the Madrid's Opera House and the Templo de Debod, an authentic 4th-century-BC Egyptian temple sits in the heart of Madrid.
Finish your Madrid's visit by the beautiful Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, whose plain facades hides a wealth of artistic and religious treasures.
Night in Madrid
Prado Museum
Address : Paseo del Prado - Madrid
Tel : 913 30 28 25
Opening hours : 9am-7pm. Closed Mon, 1 Jan, Good Fri, 1 May and 25 Dec.
Rates : 3€
Royal Palace
Address : Calle de Bailen - Madrid
Tel : 915 42 00 59
Opening hours : Guided tour 10.30am-5pm; Apr-Sept 10am-6pm
Closed Mon, 1 and 6 Jan, 1 and 15 May, 9 Sep, 24, 25 and 31 Dec and for Official Acts (various dates).
Rates : 5€; no charge Wed for E.U. citizens.
Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales
Address : pl. de las Descalzas Reales 3 - Madrid
Tel : 915 42 00 59
Opening hours : Guided tour (45 min) Tue, Wed, Thu and Sat, 10.30am-12.45pm and 4pm-5.45pm, Fri 10.30am-12.45pm, Sun 11am-1.45pm.
Closed Mon, 1 and 6 Jan, Wed-Sat during Holy Week, 1, 2 and 15 May, 15 Jul, 15 Aug, 9 Sept, 1 Nov, 6, 8 and 25 Dec.
Rates : €4.81 (visit combined with Monasterio de la Encarnación: €6.01); no charge Wed for E.U. citizens.
About Madrid
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