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Francisco de Goya is one of the most important painters born in Spain and for that reason its tomb was converted into a museum and, also, the building is considered one of Madrid´s most important monuments. The Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida was declared, by the Government, National Monument in 1905 and inside there´s a museum that, despite being small, it possesses a special significance both for Spanish people and for the tourists that walk daily through its galleries. The paintings that are on the murals were painted by Goya himself in 1798 for a work that was ordered to him without knowing that, in the end, it would end up keeping his remains. The monument in question was built in 1792 and six years later, by order of King Carlos IV, and the architect who was in charge of doing the work was Felipe Fontana. Many years later, in 1928, it was finally declared a museum by the Government and today it can be visited and you can enjoy some of the most interesting paintings that the famous Spanish artist carried out. You can visit the Panteón de Goya and see the murals that he painted himself but remember to get Madrid accommodation...
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The Museo de América holds an incredible collection of over 25 thousand artifacts that come, above all, from Central and South America although there are also some from the North. The collection was moved to the current building in 1962 after having belonged to the Museo Arqueológico Nacional (National Archeological Museum). The majority of art that is in the place is from a pre-Columbine period and shows the lifestyle that people had in that time and, also, the technological and scientific advances that allowed the Spanish to get to America at that time. The exhibitions describe the different societies that occupied the continent from prehistoric times, its myths, beliefs and ways of life. There´s a room that presents the different forms of communication that the indians had, how they used them and what language they had which has been lost today and are now dead languages. One of the most important objects is a really colourful feather costume that was used in ritual ceremonies by the Karajá indians in Brasil, who currently, are in danger of becoming extinct. If you like history and want to get to know objects that belonged to ancestral civilizations you can get Madrid accommodations and visit the Museo de...
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The Casa Museo Lope de Vega, which is located in the Calle Cervantes in Madrid, opens every day from 9.30am until 2pm, except Sundays and closes in August. The museum is located in a 17th century building where the famous writer Lope de Vega spent the last 25 years of his life. During these 25 years Lope de Vega wrote some of his best works, poems, essays or novels. Casa Museo Lope de Vega is interesting to visit because it reconstructs the life of the artist in 17th century Madrid and its gorgeous gardens. The writer lived in this house from 1610 until 1635 and he became a priest, after the death of his second wife, despite his womanizing nature. The house has big wooden blinds, ceilings with beams and very old stairs which crackle when someone goes up or down and walking through the place will automatically transport the visitor to the century that Lope de Vega lived in. If you´re a fan of the author or you simply like literature or want to know how people lived so long ago when things were completely different to now, you can visit Casa Museo Lope de Vega but, for that, you need to rent Madrid...
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The coat of arms of the city of Madrid, since 1967 is a bear that tries to get up an arbutus to eat its red fruits and hence the importance if this symbol of Madrid. There´s a statue located in the centre of the city which represents this bear crawling up the arbutus and it´s very famous and visited by all the tourists that go through Madrid. The author of the sculpture is Antonio Navarro Santafé, and was inaugurated in the second half of the 20th century, when the government of the city decided that this would be the symbol that represented the city from then onwards. It´s situated to a side of the Puerta del Sol square and it represents its heraldic arms, symbol of the city. Today, every product produced by the city of Madrid must have the badge of el oso y el madroño. The big statue is 4 metres tall, weighs more than 20 tons and is made out of stone and bronze. If you´re walking around the city you must visit the statue of el oso y el madroño which is located in the old part of the city because it´s an icon of the city and because you should take a photograph next to it. For that, get Madrid accommodation and relax and enjoy the...
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If there´s something in Madrid to be enjoyed it´s, without doubt, the flamenco restaurants and one of the most interesting ones in the city is the Café de Chinitas which specializes, above all, in Mediterranean cuisine. It´s not the cheapest place in the city but it is one that you have to visit if you want to get to know Spanish culture from its food. Café de Chinitas is situated in a mansion that was built in the 18th century and it is one of the world´s most famous “tablaos” (that´s what you call flamenco restaurants). Situated in the heart of Madrid not far from Senado or the Gran Vía, in Café de Chinitas you can enjoy the best local Mediterranean food and, as well, from around the world. In the place, which has over 40 years experience, great flamenco artists like La Chunga, Pastora Imperio, Enrique Morente, Jose Mercé or Serranito perform their shows. The place, which is visited both by locals and foreigners, is among the best in the whole city and you can visit it searching for Madrid accommodation and enjoy some of the best flamenco...
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