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Things to Do in Salamanca and Retiro
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Casón del Buen Retiro
A five-minute walk from the museum is the Casón del Buen... |
Museums / Galleries | Salamanca and Retiro |
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Estación de Atocha
A steel-and-glass hangar, Madrid's main railroad station was... |
Transportation Sites | Salamanca and Retiro |
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Jardín Botánico
Just south of the Prado, the gardens provide a pleasant place... |
Gardens / Arboretums | Salamanca and Retiro |
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Museo Arqueológico
The biggest attraction here is a replica of the early cave paintings... |
Museums / Galleries | Salamanca and Retiro |
Museo del Prado
When the Prado was commissioned by King/Mayor Carlos III, in... |
Museums / Galleries | Salamanca and Retiro |
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Museo Lázaro Galdiano
This stately mansion of writer and editor José Lázaro... |
Museums / Galleries | Salamanca and Retiro |
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Museo Naval
Anyone interested in Patrick O'Brian's painstakingly detailed... |
Museums / Galleries | Salamanca and Retiro |
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Palacio de Comunicaciones
This ornate building on the southeast side of Plaza de la Cibeles... |
Government Buildings | Salamanca and Retiro |
Parque del Buen Retiro
Once the private playground of royalty, Madrid's crowning park... |
Parks | Salamanca and Retiro |
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Plaza Colón
Named for Christopher Columbus, this plaza has a statue of the... |
Squares | Salamanca and Retiro |
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Plaza de la Cibeles
A tree-lined walkway runs down the center of Paseo del Prado... |
Fountains | Salamanca and Retiro |
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Puerta de Alcalá
This triumphal arch was built by Carlos III in 1778 to mark the... |
Architectural Sites | Salamanca and Retiro |
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Real Fábrica de Tapices
Tired of the previous monarchs' dependency on the Belgian and... |
Industrial Sites | Salamanca and Retiro |
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San Jerónimo el Real
Ferdinand and Isabella used this church and cloister as a retiro,... |
Religious Sites | Salamanca and Retiro |