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Paseo del Prado
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Neighborhood: Paseo del Prado
The area around the elegant Paseo del Prado boulevard is much-visited by both locals and tourists. The world-famous Prado, the Reina Sofia, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza museums form a triangle of art and culture that spans this grand and beautiful avenue. On weekdays, the Prado Museum opens its doors for free after-work hours, drawing a diverse and excited queue of art lovers that wraps around the block. Palacio de Cibeles and Círculo de Bellas Artes cultural centers are other artsy hangouts to check out, with rooftop bars that provide impressive views of the city. While the Paseo del Prado and its roundabouts form a busy throughway in Madrid, a broad green pedestrian park in the middle is a calm and gorgeous place for a relaxing stroll. Just east of the museums, the Retiro Park is always a confluence of activity as families and friends of all ages take to the pretty paths and lawns to stretch their legs or to have a picnic.
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  • Banco de España • 3 min walk
  • Sevilla • 7 min walk
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Attractions
1,313 within 6 miles
Naval Museum
1,903
28 ftSpeciality Museums • History Museums
Cuartel general de la Armada
27
131 ftPoints of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings
Palacio de Cibeles
5,035
403 ftArchitectural Buildings
Cibeles Fountain
1,764
515 ftFountains
CentroCentro
268
403 ftEducational sites
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
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0.2 miSpeciality Museums
Plaza de Canovas del Castillo
95
437 ftPoints of Interest & Landmarks
Sala exposiciones Centro Centro
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512 ftPoints of Interest & Landmarks
Monumento a los Caidos por Espana
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0.1 miMonuments & Statues
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
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Martina B
Munich, Germany593 contributions
Start from Gran Via
Dec 2019 • Couples
Start from Gran Via, walk all the way down through these lovely gardens and visit the museums along the way. Once done, walk down to the Botanical garden and around it you can access Parco el Retiro. It is lovely walk with nice architecture around
Written January 3, 2020
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Travelaround59
London, UK1,813 contributions
The shade of marvellous trees
Jun 2023 • Couples
Is rather pleasant to walk the Paseo when moving around the museum “district”. Is the “third road” for walkers sandwiched between the two rather busy cars road. The trees are really magnificent and provide a well deserved shade…
Written June 6, 2023
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BOSHRA76
Cairo, Egypt45 contributions
THE STREET OF MUSEUMS
Jun 2013 • Friends
This beautiful street starting south from the famous ATOCHA railway station in the south to the fantastic fountain of CIBELES in the north is indeed the street that houses the most important museums in MADRID ,museo del prado,thyssen bornemysa,reina sophiaand finally a small but a amust see the naval museum.
If you are an art lover ,be sure to dedicate one whole day to visit this beautiful street with its outstanding museums,you will not regret it.
Written July 11, 2013
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Irina I
Forest Hills, NY73 contributions
Occupied by homeless people: green tents and disgusting urine smell
Jun 2019 • Couples
Could be a pleasure to walk along if not the homeless camp with a lot of litter and urine stink coming from every corner
Written July 7, 2019
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Justine28
Yellowknife, Canada2,069 contributions
Will lead you through city's great attractions
Paseo del Prado is a really long, wide and very busy boulevard in the city centre. It actualy offers loads to see and do - beautiful trees, fountains, monuments, major museums and plazas, lots of shops, cafes, restaurants and also opportunity to see the 'living' Madrid with all its residents, tourists and cars.
There's many street performers and all sorts of vendors and artists trying to sell you their paintings and souvenirs from Spain and Madrid - especially in the Prado Museum area, e.g. you can buy a lovely painting (no frames though) of a local artist for as little as 15-30 Euro depending on its size.
I would definitely recommend a stroll down Paseo del Prado as it is a lovely walk. You can start at Plaza del Emperador Carlos V and go towards Plaza de Cibeles - jump into the Real Jardin Botanico for an hour, then to Prado Museum, see Plaza Canovas del Castillo and when in the area you can also see Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. After that it's a pleasant walk to Banco de Espana to see the beautiful Plaza de Cibeles and Palacio de Comunicaicones. If not too tired you can go farther to Plaza de Colon or simply turn right from Plaza de Cibeles towards Puerta del Alcala and enter Park Retiro for some afternoon icetea and relaxing at the lake. Enjoy!
Written August 10, 2009
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39piloto
Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico160 contributions
A favorite landmark
Jan 2016 • Family
It has a few open air cafes, exhibits, rowing small lake and many paths to stroll. Often there are small theatre performances for children and plenty of mimes .
Written January 8, 2016
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TheShis
Tel Aviv, Israel39,605 contributions
A lovely boulevard.
Dec 2022
This lovely boulevard connects Madrid's best museums.
It's well worth a 10-minute stroll here, after a museum visit.
Written January 15, 2023
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James Weaver
Irvine, CA2,171 contributions
Lovely space in front of the Prado Museum.
Oct 2019
A statue of Goya, beautiful trees, what used to be the Ritz Hotel, now under renovation to become a Mandarin Oriental property, people watching at it’s best.
Written October 9, 2019
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tRAVellerOfTheW0rld
Almere, The Netherlands1,752 contributions
One of Madrid's main boulevards
May 2014 • Couples
Paseo del Prado is one of Madrid's main boulevards, which runs from the beautiful Plaza de Cibeles to Plaza del Emperador Carlos V, often called Plaza de Atocha after the nearby Atocha train station. Spend a few hours here and stroll along the Paseo, which is famous for its magnificent art. It is home to the Golden Triangle of Art, being the three world famous museums, Museo del Prado, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and the Reina Sofia Museum. Walking down the Paseo del Prado we found lots of green areas with many trees. Also we saw some beautiful fountains like Fuenta de la Cibeles at Plaza de Cibeles and Feunte de Neptuno at Plaza de Canovas del Castillo. This is the place where you find luxurious hotels like the Ritz and the Palace Hotel, but also the Madrid Stock Exchange. You encounter many monuments and historical sites, magnificent!
Written October 18, 2014
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Vladimiramirela
Mississauga, Canada1,872 contributions
Most Beautiful Street in Madrid
Sep 2019
Double lined with old trees which provide a pleasant, refreshing shade in the summer heat of the city, this road takes one from the busy, commercial boulevards, towards the Prado Museum. On its median, a charming park-like pedestrain route allows passer-byes to enjoy old fountains and statues.
Written January 21, 2020
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