Visit Madrid and Join in The Busy and Lively Spanish Life!

Posted by Traveler in Europe on Jan 6th, 2010 | 0 comments

Madrid A Wealth of Culture Just Waiting for you!

Madrid is in the first place the heart of Spain. It is the center of everything cosmopolitan and urban and as a result Madrid is teeming with life. The modern city, according to several statistics, currently has an estimated population of about three million.

Madrid is deemed throughout Spain as a must-see place with its multitude of attractions, including museums and art galleries, parks, discos, bars, cafes, and live music hubs, it is a lively place to be.

However, if compared with Barcelona, the city of Madrid only offers a few architectural structures for the visitors to see. But if these artistic designs are your craving, Madrid can still give you the best option to it, and it’s none other than the wide museums, which is but considered throughout the country as Madrid prime cultural attractions.

So on your visit to Madrid, Spain, you must not forget the museums as your subject for exploration. Speaking of museums, Madrid boasts three large museums encompassing the El Museo del Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza, and Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.

The Prado, in the first place, was first used as the house for natural science, but instead of being a house of scientific enlightenment, the museum is now used as one of the largest hubs for artistic excellence. The works of Goya, Bosch, Botticelli, Velasquez, Titian, and El Greco are shown at this museum.

There is also the Thyssen-Bornemisza, which is but considered as one of the city’s newly constructed attraction. This museum occupies the Villahermosa Palace which has a history dating back to 18th century.

It is located at the Paseo del Prado and what is shown largely at this museum are some of the developments of the western art form.

The artistic masterpieces of the 13th century Italian Gothic, as well as the 20th century Pop arts are all presented at this place.

Finally, there is the wide collection of modern art at Reina Sofia. According to several stories, the place was originally built as a hospital, but was converted to a museum for certain demands.

Reina Sofia boasts the works of Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, and Pablo Picasso. The works of the other Spanish artists are also exhibited here, but of the collection, the Guernica of Piccasso is actually the most valued.

This masterpiece was actually crafted to depict the horrors of the Nazi fire bombing of the well-known town of Basque, Gernika which happened during the Spanish Civil War.

It is further interesting to know that of the all the cities in Spain, Madrid is known for its bullfights.

The bullfights typically happen at Las Ventas Arena in the district of Salamanca. The fights are staged every Sunday afternoon from the month of April through to November.