Museo Del Prado – If you are looking for a day of culture and history, then one of the best places you can visit is the Museo del Prado. This museum offers a wealth of things to see, and provides a fascinating day out.

The Madrid Prado Museum is considered internationally to be one of the world’s most significant art institutions. The majority of the work by both Goya and Velasquez is housed here, along with many and notable works by El Greco, Murillo and Zurbaran. The galleries are similarly home to a substantial collection of Flemish paintings including work by Rubens, Van Dyck and Rembrandt.

Wandering through the hallways of this extensive museum is a lovely way to spend the afternoon (especially if it happens to be raining). The work on display here is both eye-catching and interesting, and it is easy to find staff members to answer any questions that you may have.

If you do decide to go to the Prado Museum, make sure that you organise your visit properly, as there is a lot to see here. Opening times can vary depending on the season, so check this out in advance before you go.
Museo del Prado
Paseo del Prado s/n, Madrid 28014
Tel: +34 91 429 0770

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2. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia [More……]
3. Arab Wall [More…….]
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MADRID SPAIN TOUR MADRID – TOURS IN MADRID SPAIN

Madrid Tours – The depth and breadth of things to do in Madrid is huge. Although it is easy enough to find everything of your own accord, sometimes it can be beneficial to organise a tour to help you fit in everything that you want to see.
Organised Tours in Madrid have both benefits and drawbacks. The benefit of a tour is that you will often have a tour guide who is very knowledgeable about the city, and who will be able to give you information and titbits on the city’s history that you may never have had the chance to hear otherwise. Tours also provide the opportunity for tourists to miss out the less interesting aspects of sightseeing, and to spend more time on the areas that are of real interest to them. Perhaps the biggest advantage of booking an organised tour is that you don’t have to worry about how you are going to get to all the sights you want to see. Quite often, coaches are organised by the tour company.

Madrid PalaceHowever, there are a few downfalls to going on an organised tour. The first of these is the time restraint on how long you can spend at any given sight. Many Madrid Tours work to a fairly strict schedule and you might not get to stay at the area you like for as long as you want to. Imagine standing at the Arab Wall and being told that it was time to leave, just as you were starting to enjoy yourself. The other downfall of organised tours in Madrid is that the food provided (because many tour companies provide at least a light lunch) is often held at a place of the tour company’s choosing, and not yours. That means you might not be able to go to the quaint little restaurant that caught your eye on the bus.

Whether or not you decide to take a tour in Madrid, you should make sure to at least research what is available. Some people find that a mixture of free days combined with a few tours provides the ideal solution.

We’d like to say a big Thank You to Fiona McLaren for writing and researching all the content for this Madrid City Tourist Guide. Fiona is a full time freelance writer available for various different projects. Please email her for more information, and excellent rates on freelance_writer_fm@hotmail.com

We would also like to thank all the people who sent in photos and kindly gave us permission to use them. Thank You!

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Madrid Pictures & Photos – There are many great photos and pictures of Madrid within this site. Some of the pictures and photos we took ourselves but most were sent in from people who visit this site. We would like to say a big thank you to everybody who sent in their photo’s and pictures of Madrid and kindly gave us permission to use them.

As you can see from all the picture’s and photo’s, Madrid City is an absolutely amazing place to visit and if you are planning a trip you should really be very excited to be going. There is so much to do and a lot you should see. Don’t try and over do it. If you only here for a couple of days just select the places you really want to see and spend enough time in each place. We hope you enjoy your visit to Madrid City and have found this website useful in organising your vacation. Again, we would like to thank everyone for their Madrid Picture and photos they sent in.