West across Calle de Bail茅n from La Morer铆a are the terrazas (open-air cafes) of Jardines de Las Vistillas, which offer one of the best vantage points in Madrid for a drink, with views towards the Sierra de Guadarrama. During the civil war, Las Vistillas was heavily bombarded by nationalist troops from the Casa de Campo, and they in turn were shelled from a republican bunker here.
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Welcome to one of the world's premier art galleries. More than 7000 paintings are held in the Museo del Prado鈥檚 collection (of which only around 1500 are鈥
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Home to Picasso鈥檚 Guernica, arguably Spain鈥檚 most famous artwork, the Centro de Arte Reina Sof铆a is Madrid鈥檚 premier collection of contemporary art.
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The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is one of the three points composing Madrid鈥檚 Golden Triangle of Art along the Paseo del Prado (Art Walk), together with the鈥
Bas铆lica de San Francisco El Grande
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Crowning Madrid鈥檚 oldest neighborhood of La Latina is an architectural and visual masterpiece that is the Bas铆lica de San Francisco el Grande (Basilica of鈥
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One of Spain鈥檚 most atmospheric arenas, the Plaza de Toros Las Ventas has hosted everything from Beatles concerts to motocross competitions during its鈥
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Few people would ever guess that a 2200-year-old Egyptian temple exists in the center of聽Madrid. Yet the Templo de Debod is in no way a Vegas-style鈥
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This imposing early-20th-century Italianate stone mansion, set discreetly back from the street, belonged to Don Jos茅 L谩zaro Galdiano (1862鈥1947), a鈥
Nearby La Latina & Lavapi茅s attractions
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High above Calle de Segovia, Madrid's viaduct, which connects La Morer铆a with the cathedral and royal palace, was built in the 19th century and replaced鈥
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The area stretching northwest from Iglesia de San Andr茅s to the viaduct was the heart of the morer铆a (Moorish Quarter). Strain the imagination a little鈥
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Behind the cathedral apse and down Cuesta de la Vega is a short stretch of the original 鈥楢rab Wall鈥, the city wall built by Madrid鈥檚 early-medieval Muslim鈥
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Around the back of the Iglesia de San Andr茅s, the delightful Plaza de la Paja slopes down into the tangle of lanes that once made up Madrid's Muslim鈥
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Just down the hill from Plaza de la Villa is the 18th-century baroque remake of the Palacio del Duque de Uceda. Now used as a military headquarters (the鈥
6. Jard铆n del Pr铆ncipe Anglona
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Down the bottom (at the northern side) of the Plaza de la Paja is the walled 18th-century Jard铆n del Pr铆ncipe Anglona. It's a peaceful garden.
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The Capilla del Obispo is a hugely important site on the historical map of Madrid. It was here that San Isidro Labrador, patron saint of Madrid, was first鈥
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Just down the hill from the Plaza de la Villa is the 18th-century baroque remake of the Iglesia del Sacramento, the central church of the Spanish army.