History & culture: the best places in Madrid
16 towns in Madrid that suit a history & culture trip, each with what you can book and how to get there from the UK.
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Headline sights
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
palace · San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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Museo del Prado
museum · Madrid
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
museum · Madrid
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Royal Palace of Madrid
palace · Madrid
Royal Spanish Academy
museum · Madrid
Almudena Cathedral
cathedral · Madrid
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Royal Palace of Aranjuez
palace · Aranjuez
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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
museum · Madrid
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National Museum of Archaeology
museum · Madrid
Palace of Moncloa
palace · Madrid
Temple of Debod
museum · Madrid
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
museum · Madrid
Where to go: History & culture
Madrid
193 sights
Alcalá de Henares
21 sights
Aranjuez
6 sights
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
5 sights
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Chinchón
3 sights
Nuevo Baztán
2 sights
Manzanares el Real
4 sights
Rascafría
2 sights
Leganés
2 sights
Cercedilla
3 sights
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Colmenar de Oreja
1 sights
Navacerrada
3 sights
Las Rozas de Madrid
1 sights
San Sebastián de los Reyes
4 sights
Pinto
1 sights
Arroyomolinos
2 sights