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Prado Museum
One of the world's greatest art museums, with Velázquez's Las Meninas, Goya's Black Paintings and Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid; free in the last two hours each day
- Time Needed
- 3 hours
- Address
- Calle de Ruiz de Alarcón 23, 28014 MadridDirections
- Getting There
- Banco de España or Atocha station.
Why Go
Opened in 1819, the Prado holds the Spanish royal collection, with the finest paintings by Velázquez, Goya and El Greco anywhere, as well as Titian, Rubens and Bosch.
Entry is free in the last two hours of each day, when long lines form.
Tips
- Book a morning ticket online and head first to Las Meninas and the Goyas.
Nearby in Madrid
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