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4 historical places in Madrid you must visit
November 15 2022
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Madrid is a city full of history. Its streets, parks and architecture are the perfect setting to create stories and live incredible experiences! The capital of Spain is a place with a wide variety of options to enjoy, both its culture and gastronomy, as well as to enjoy leisure and get to know everything that its people have to offer.
Surely you have heard hundreds of things about this magnificent city. Below, you will discover 5 places in Madrid that you should not miss learning about its history.
Prado National Museum
This emblematic building was designed by architect Juan de Villanueva in 1785 by order of Carlos III and inaugurated in 1819 with the mission of preserving, exhibiting and enriching the collections and works of art linked to the history of Spain. Inside its corridors, you can breathe history and culture.
The Prado National Museum is one of the most visited and known places in the art world, besides being one of the most beautiful and complete museums in the world, receiving more than 3 million visitors every year!
It is worth noting that the entrance is free every day, you can visit it from Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm and Sundays and holidays from 10 am to 7 pm.
Royal Palace of Madrid
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest in Western Europe and one of the largest in the world, with more than 130,000 m2 and 3,400 rooms that have witnessed the history of Spain. More than 2 million people visit it every year, and they all fall in love with its details, its works of art and every treasure this place holds, which has been declared a World Heritage Site.
Did you know that the Royal Palace of Madrid is one of the few official residences for Heads of State open to the public?
Reina Sofia National Museum of Art
A visit to the Reina Sofia Museum is almost mandatory if you are in Madrid. This magnificent museum houses famous and important works for the history of art such as the works of Picasso, the master Dali and many other contemporary artists. A space dedicated to honor about 18,000 works of artists from the last 2 centuries and about 1,000 works on display. Its main work is the Guernica, by Picasso.
A curious fact is that it is part of the art triangle of Madrid, hand in hand with the Prado Museum and the Thyssen-Bornomisza.
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
If you are a soccer lover, you already know that the Real Madrid Stadium, the Santiago Bernabéu, is a jewel. A soccer icon that you must visit. Did you know that you can book the Bernabéu Tour? Visit the Museum, take a picture with the Champions Cup or with the panoramic view of the soccer field in the background... It will certainly be an unforgettable experience!
As you can see, Madrid is really a wonderful city that is worth visiting at least once in a lifetime. And if you stay at the ILUNION Suites Madrid Hotel, your stay will be doubly unforgettable!
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Surely you have heard hundreds of things about this magnificent city. Below, you will discover 5 places in Madrid that you should not miss learning about its history.
Prado National Museum
This emblematic building was designed by architect Juan de Villanueva in 1785 by order of Carlos III and inaugurated in 1819 with the mission of preserving, exhibiting and enriching the collections and works of art linked to the history of Spain. Inside its corridors, you can breathe history and culture.
The Prado National Museum is one of the most visited and known places in the art world, besides being one of the most beautiful and complete museums in the world, receiving more than 3 million visitors every year!
It is worth noting that the entrance is free every day, you can visit it from Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm and Sundays and holidays from 10 am to 7 pm.
Royal Palace of Madrid
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest in Western Europe and one of the largest in the world, with more than 130,000 m2 and 3,400 rooms that have witnessed the history of Spain. More than 2 million people visit it every year, and they all fall in love with its details, its works of art and every treasure this place holds, which has been declared a World Heritage Site.
Did you know that the Royal Palace of Madrid is one of the few official residences for Heads of State open to the public?
Reina Sofia National Museum of Art
A visit to the Reina Sofia Museum is almost mandatory if you are in Madrid. This magnificent museum houses famous and important works for the history of art such as the works of Picasso, the master Dali and many other contemporary artists. A space dedicated to honor about 18,000 works of artists from the last 2 centuries and about 1,000 works on display. Its main work is the Guernica, by Picasso.
A curious fact is that it is part of the art triangle of Madrid, hand in hand with the Prado Museum and the Thyssen-Bornomisza.
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
If you are a soccer lover, you already know that the Real Madrid Stadium, the Santiago Bernabéu, is a jewel. A soccer icon that you must visit. Did you know that you can book the Bernabéu Tour? Visit the Museum, take a picture with the Champions Cup or with the panoramic view of the soccer field in the background... It will certainly be an unforgettable experience!
As you can see, Madrid is really a wonderful city that is worth visiting at least once in a lifetime. And if you stay at the ILUNION Suites Madrid Hotel, your stay will be doubly unforgettable!