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1. Museo del Prado
Retiro | Museum/GalleryOne of the world's top museums, the Prado is to Madrid what the Louvre is to Paris: an iconic city landmark that merits a visit by every traveler...Read More
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2. Palacio Real
Palacio | Castle/Palace/ChateauThe Palacio Real rests on the terrain where the Moors built Madrid's first defensive fortress in the 9th century. It overwhelms with its sheer...Read More
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3. Plaza Mayor
Sol | Plaza/Square/PiazzaAustere, grand, and often surprisingly quiet compared with the rest of Madrid, this public square—finished in 1619 under Felipe III, whose equestrian...Read More
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4. Monasterio de la Encarnación
Palacio | Religious Building/Site/ShrineOnce connected to the Palacio Real by an underground passageway, this Augustinian convent now houses fewer than a dozen nuns. Founded in 1611...Read More
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5. Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales
Palacio | Religious Building/Site/ShrineThis 16th-century building was restricted for 200 years to women of royal blood. Its plain, brick-and-stone facade begets an opulent interior...Read More
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6. Museo Lázaro Galdiano
Salamanca | Museum/GalleryThis stately mansion of writer and editor José Lázaro Galdiano (1862–1947), a 10-minute walk across the Castellana from the Museo Sorolla, has...Read More
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7. Plaza de la Villa
Palacio | Government BuildingMadrid's town council met in the medieval-looking complex here from the Middle Ages until 2009, when it moved to the new city hall headquarters...Read More
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8. Plaza de Oriente
Palacio | Plaza/Square/PiazzaThis stately plaza, in front of the Palacio Real, is flanked by massive statues of Spanish monarchs. They were meant to be mounted on the railing...Read More
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9. Real Fábrica de Tapices
Retiro | Industrial Site/Mill/FactoryTired of previous monarchs' dependency on Belgian and Flemish thread mills and craftsmen, King Felipe V decided to establish the Royal Tapestry...Read More
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