Madrid - El Retiro & the Art Museums (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

From the Plaza de la Cibeles in the north, the buildings arrayed along the Paseo del Prado read like a roll-call of Madrid’s most popular attractions. Temples to high culture include the Museo del Prado, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Madrid - El Retiro & the Art Museums (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Take a journey through the richest centuries of Spanish and European art, beginning with Goya and Velázquez, at the Museo del Prado
Maps
Marvel at the sheer genius of Picasso as you ponder the many dimensions of Guernica at the Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
transport
Tick off just about every European master under one roof at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
restaurants & bars

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