Posteado el October 31, 2007 - Categorizado en Madrid Places, Madrid Tourism Promotion
This privileged location is the site of one of Madrid’s main tourist attractions. It was once a fortress, then the old Alcázar or citadel, and finally the Royal Palace. It is the official residence of His Majesty the King of Spain, although he does not actually live here. Apart from its role as a museum, it is only used for ceremonial purposes on state occasions such as diplomatic functions and official events.
The origins of the palace date from the 9th century, when the Muslim kingdom of Toledo, wishing to defend itself against surprise attacks by the Christians, built a fortress which was later used by the kings and queens of Castile. In the 16th century a citadel was built on the same foundations.
On Christmas Eve, 1734, it was reduced to ashes by a fire. Soon after Philip V ordered a new palace to be built on the same spot. Work on the building was carried out between 1738 and 1755. It was designed as a vaulted structure made of stone and brick, and no wood or flammable materials were used in its construction. Charles III of Spain was the first monarch who took up residence there, in 1764. Leer Mas
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Posteado el September 30, 2007 - Categorizado en Madrid Tourism, Madrid Tourism News, Madrid Tourism Promotion
An original setting
The museum is located in the old General Hospital built by architect Sabatini under order of Charles III of Spain, designated Historic-Artistic Monument in 1977. It is home to one of the world’s most highly esteemed permanent collections.
Partial view of museum, with lifts
The museum’s collections come from two sources, the old MEAC (Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art) collections and acquisitions made by the museum itself. Not forgetting the works left by Catalonian artists Salvador Dalà and Joan Miró. The permanent collection is located on the second floor, divided up into rooms dedicated to Nonell, Anglada Camarasa, Iturrino, Zuloaga, Solana and MarÃa Blanchard, amongst other Spanish painters of the beginning of the 20th century; the Cubist movement, Picasso, DalÃ, Miró, and a room devoted to “Ideas” (Propuestas), as its epigraph reads. Temporary exhibitions take place at the museum’s main venue, in Velázquez Palace and the Crystal Palace. The latest trends by the most novel artists are presented at the so-called “Espacio UNO”, which occupies the ground floor of the main building. Picasso’s “Guernica” is amongst the most significant works to be seen here.
The museum has been extended in 2005, with new exhibition areas. The area devoted to the permanent collection has been extended by more than 50%, making the Reina Sofia one of the largest contemporary art museums in the world today. The extension comprises three buildings, mainly dedicated to temporary collections. They also house one auditorium with capacity for 500 people and another smaller one with 200 seats, along with a large arts and humanities library.
Museums
National Museum.
Artistic style: Contemporary Art.
Museum subject matter: Modern Art.
Information for visits
Timetables: Wednesday to Saturday, Mondays and public holidays, 10am-9pm. Sundays, 10am-2.30pm. Closed: Tuesdays, 1 and 6 January, 1 May, 9 September, 9 November, 24, 25 and 31 December.
Entry fee:
General admission: €6. Reduced: 50% discount (students and Youth Card holders, with ID). Free: over 65s, retirees, unemployed persons, under 18s with ID, Saturdays (2.30-9pm), Sundays, 18 May, 12 October and 6 December.
Source: spain.info
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Posteado el September 30, 2007 - Categorizado en Madrid Tourism, Madrid Tourism Promotion, Madrid Tours
One of the best museums in the world
This gallery in Madrid has the most complete collection of Spanish painting from 11th-18th centuries, and many masterpieces by great universal artists such as El Greco, Velázquez, Goya, Bosch, Tiziano, Van Dyck and Rembrandt.
Overview of Velázquez Gate
The quality and variety of its collection makes the Prado Museum one of the world’s finest. It brings together the best collection of Spanish painting, the most important works of Flemish and Italian painting, and noteworthy examples of the German, French and English schools. Here you can admire masterpieces of universal art such as Velázquez’ “Maids of Honour”, Goya’s “Majas”, El Greco’s “Nobleman with a hand on his chest”, Bosch’s “Garden of Delights”, and Rubens’ “The Three Graces”, amongst other priceless pieces. Although the museum was created to house painting and sculpture, it also has major collections of drawings, engravings, coins and medals, as well as items of sumptuous and decorative art.
Museums
National Museum.
Museum subject matter: Painting.
Information for visits
Timetables: Tuesday-Sunday and public holidays, 9am-8pm. 24 and 31 December, and 6 January, 9am-2pm. Closed: Mondays, 1 January, Good Friday, 1 May and 25 December.
Entry fee:
General admission: €6. Reduced: €3 (EU citizens from large families (more than three children); Youth Card holders; non-EU students (under 25 years); cultural and educational groups by prior appointment). Free: Sundays, over 65s, retired persons and pensioners through permanent disability (disabled person only), unemployed EU citizens, staff of Spanish state museums, Spanish and overseas tourist guides, teachers of subjects related with Museum content, ICOM (International Council of Museums) members, EU students (under 25 years), under 18s, 2 May, 18 May, 12 October and 6 December.
Source: spain.info
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Posteado el September 1, 2007 - Categorizado en Madrid Places, Madrid Tourism, Madrid Tourism Promotion
The practice of golf in national geography generates in the tourist sector more than 2,300 million annual euros, according to the study Tourism of golf and resorts hotelkeepers, whom it bases over the 500,000 the number of foreign tourists whom every year in our
country attracts each segment.The investments made by real estate promoters and the interest of hotel operators in this scope demonstrate that the golf tourism has become “a potential market of high yieldâ€. In fact, the report, elaborated by the Irea consultant, indicates that this activity, as a whole, represents a invoicing approximated of about two trillions of euros the year.
Most of the foreign tourists of golf one lodges in hotels (45%) or apartments (17%) and it does mainly in the months of March, April and October, not agreeing with the high season of the tourism of sun and beach. Parallelly, the report ties to the tourist of golf with a high spending power. Source: preferente.com
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Posteado el September 1, 2007 - Categorizado en Madrid Places, Madrid Tourism, Madrid Tourism Promotion
The
Museum of the Prado is the main reason that it takes to
Madrid to 65% of the national and international tourists. Also, the pinacoteca is the place more visited by the tourists in Madrid, according to sources of the Council of Turismo.Tras than five years of works and one investment of 152 million euros contributed more by the Ministry of Culture, the Museum of the Prado will inaugurate the extension of 50,106 square meters (more of 50% of its space) the next October, when they are on the verge of turning the 200 years of his existence.
The improvement includes the galleries for the temporary exhibitions, that count more on 1,400 square meters, and an underground area that connects the new building with the original structure. Source: hosteltur.com
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