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Museums in Madrid

Museo del Prado
Paseo de Prado s/n, +34 90 2107077, Metro:Atocha or Banco de España, Bus lines 9, 10, 14, 19, 27, 34, 37 and 45.
One of the finest art collections in the world and the best collection of classical art in Madrid. Includes many different Collections: the Spanish (El Greco, Velazquez, and Goya), the Flemish and Dutch (Rubens, van Dyck, and Brueghel), Italian (Botticelli, Tintoretto Caravaggio, and Veronese) and German (Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach, and Baldung Grien). Some highlights not to miss at the Prado:

• The Bosch masterpiece The Garden of Earthly Delights.
• The famous Velazquez piece Las Meninas.
• The Black Paintings of Goya.
• The Third of May 1808 also by Goya.
• Adoration of the Shepards by El Greco.
• David with the Head of Goliath by Caravaggio.

National Archeology Museum
C/ Serrano 13, Metro: Serrano, +34 91 5777912.
Don't let the sound of it frighten you. This well designed museum houses an incredible collection of archaeological finds from across the peninsula. It leaves the visitor with a sense of the chronology of civilization in Spain (Iberian, Phoenician, Greek, Roman, Visagoth, Arab, and into the modern age). The famous Dama de Elche, an Iberian (pre-Roman) fertility goddess statue, is in this museum. There are also a few pieces from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Real Academia de Bella Artes de San Fernando
C/ Alcalá 13, +34 91 5240864, Fax +34 91 5231599, Metro: Sevilla or Banco de España.
Highly impressive art collection with paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints. Several Goya masterpieces.