The Prado National Museum, which celebrated its bicentennial in 2019, presides over one of the most visited tourist itineraries in the capital: the Paseo del Arte. In addition to Velázquez's Las Meninas and Goya's The Executions of May 3, in its rooms you can see masterpieces of the Spanish, Italian and Flemish schools. The Prado has a valuable collection of 8,600 paintings and more than 700 sculptures. It is advisable to consult a guide and prepare the visit before entering the museum.

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September 17, 2023

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You need more than 1 day to see the entire Museo del Prado: around six thousand paintings and sculptures are on display.
The collection consists largely of work by Italian, …

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November 30, 2023

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Over 230 years ago, King Charles III commissioned the architect Juan de Villanueva to design the noble building of the Museo Nacional del Prado, which, however, only began operating as …

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