Culture
VP Jardin de Recoletos hotel enjoys a privileged location, since it is located right in the heart of the “Golden Mile”. Just a few meters from our front door you will be able to visit the Prado, the Thyssen and the Reina Sofia art Museums. Please find below our best selection of the best art galleries and museums that we recommend you to visit during your stay in Madrid:
Museums
1. El Prado
Opening hours:From Tuesday to Sunday from 09.00 to 20.00 hrs(included bank holidays) Enclosure: every Monday (included festive)and December 25, on January 1, Good Friday and on May 1. Reduced opening hours from 9.00 to 14.00 h:December 24, December 31 and January 6.
Admission Fees:
-General: 10 €
-Reduced: 5 €
Location: Paseo del Prado S/N. Tel. (+34) 91 330 280
Opening hours: From Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 19.00 hours. Reduced opening hours from 10.00 to 15.00:December 24 and December 31.Closed on Monday.The Museum closed the 1st of January, 1 st of May, 1st and 25th of December.
Admission Fees:
- General: 8, 00 €
- Reduced 5,50 € (only in previous ticket office accreditation): Major of 65, pensioners, students and familiar groups integrated by at least an adult and three descendants (or two, if one of them has some disability), included in the same title of large family.
- Free: 12-year-old minor Children accompanied of adults.
Location: Palacio de Villahermosa, Paseo del Prado 8. Tel.(+34) 91 369 01 51
Opening hours: From Monday to Saturday: from 10:00 to 21:00 h. Sundays: From 10:00 to 14:30 h Tuesday: enclosure.
Admission Fees:
-General 6 €.
-Temporary exhibitions: 3 €
Location: C/Santa Isabel, 52. Tel: (+34) 91 774 10 00
It's an art exhibition centre of new creation (2008) of more than 2500 m2. It's located in the Triangle of Art very close to the hotel Jardin de Recoletos.
Opening hours: From Monday to Sunday from 10.00 to 20.00 hrs. The centre will close on the December 25th, and on January 1st and 6th.
Location: Pº del Prado 36. Telephone. Tel.: (+34) 91 330 73 00
It's an awesome Museum-house that in old times belonged to the famous painter Joaquín Sorolla where it's possible to find a great part of his pictorial work.
Opening hours: From Tuesday to Saturday: From 9:30 to 20:00 h. uninterrupted. Sundays and bank holidays: from 10:00 to 15:00 h.Closed: On Mondays throughout the year,1st of January 1, 1st of May 1, 9th of November, 24th of, 25th, and 31st of December.
Admission Fees:
-General: 3 €
-Reduced price: 1,50 €
(Groups constituted by 5 ó more members need a previous request with 15 days of anticipation, cultural or educational Volunteer, constituted by 20 or more members, previous request)
Location: General Martínez Campos Street, 37. Tel. (+34)91 310 15 84
This Museum house belonged to the famous Spanish antiquarian Jose Lázaro Galdiano and consists of a library of twenty thousand volumes, valuable manuscripts and incunabulum and about thirteen thousand artistic works, available all of them for your visit in this precious House Palace.
Opening hours:From 10 to 16.30. Closed Tuesday.
Location: Serrano Street 122,Madrid
7. Royal Academy of San Fernando's Fine arts
Opening hours: From Tuesday to non festive Saturday, from 9:00 to 17:00 hours.On Sundays and bank holidays, of 9:00 to 14:30 hours.Closed on Mondays, 1st and 6th of January, 1st and 30th of May, 24th, 25th and 31st of December, 15th of May 15 and 9th of November.
Location:Alcalá Street, 13, Tel. (+34) 91-524 08 64
8. Museum of Madrid in the Bernabéu Stadium
Opening hours:
Days with no soccer match:Monday to Saturday: From 9:00 to 15:00 hours.On Sundays and festives: From 9:00 to 14:30 hours.
Days with soccer match:Tour guide available up to five 5 hours before the beginning of the match and up to 2 hours before the match only it is possible to visit the Exhibition of Trophies.Tour: Exhibition of Trophies, panoramic sight of the stadium from the lateral viewing-point west and shop.
Admission Fees:
-General: 15€, under 14years: 10€
-Holders of season-ticket Fan of Real Madrid Football Club: Adults 10€, under 14years 7€.
- Partners: free admission
Location:Concha Espina 1, Tel. 902 31 17 09
9. Monastery of the barefooted royal nuns
It's a nuns' monastery. The Franciscan barefooted nuns of the order of St Clare, founded in 1559 by Juana of Austria. The monastery is placed in the current square of the Barefooted nuns (in Madrid, Spain), nearby the Plaza del Sol square.
Admission Fees:
General: 7 €
Reduced price: 4 €
Location: Calle de la Tahona de las Descalzas, 3, Madrid. Tel: (+34)915 212 779
10. Archaeological National museum
Opening hours:Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9:30 to 20:00 hours. On Sundays and bank holidays from 9:30 to 15:00 hours.Closed: On Mondays throughout the year. On January 1st and 6th , May 1st , December 24th , 25th and 31st .Bank holidays closed: March 19th , April 1st and 2nd , May 15th , June 3rd , October 12th , November 9th and December 8th .
Admission charge: During the work of Serrano street the access of the public to the exhibition is free.
Location: Serrano Street, 13 Madrid. Tel:(+34) 91 431 68 40
The Gran Vïa street of Madrid is full of beatiful neoclasic buildings such us the Metropolis building.
Do not hesitate to book your tickets to watch a typical Spanish bullfight at the beatiful LAS VENTAS bullring. The bullfighting season starts in May and ends by mid June.
