Guide To Madrid’s Almudena Cathedral
The word “cathedral” is typically associated with grand churches built in the Middle Ages. When I mentioned to a guide that I was going to visit Almudena Cathedral, she sniffed
The word “cathedral” is typically associated with grand churches built in the Middle Ages. When I mentioned to a guide that I was going to visit Almudena Cathedral, she sniffed
Planning a visit to Madrid’s Royal Palace? I’m not that much of a palace person, but it is dressed to impress. The interiors are nearly as sumptuous as Versailles and
Opened in 1986, the Reina Sofia Museum is famously home to Picasso’s masterpiece — Guernica. It’s a must visit in Madrid just to see this powerful painting and the photos
I know this is a heresy, but if I could only visit one museum in Madrid, it would be the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. It holds the exceptional collection of Baron Heinrich
You can’t go to Toledo and not stop into the Church of Santo Tomé! The church itself isn’t very interesting. But it’s home to the masterpiece of Spain’s greatest Renaissance
The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes is one of Toledo’s most significant buildings. It’s a Flamboyant Gothic construction by architect Juan Guas. The Catholic monarchs — Ferdinand and
The Santa Cruz Museum is probably the most interesting museum in Toledo. It’s home to one of the largest collection of El Greco’s works, including one of his finest masterpieces.
The Museo del Greco is an absolute must visit in Toledo! It reopened in 2011 after an ambitious makeover and is now a gorgeous museum space. This intimate house-museum is
The Prado is special. It’s Spain’s premiere cultural jewel, boasting one of Europe’s finest and most sensuous classical painting collections. Founded in 1819 by King Ferdinand, the Prado opened as
Santa Maria la Blanca is a small, but oh so sweet, attraction in Toledo. It’s a former synagogue built on Christian land by Muslims, and thus utterly unique. It’s morphed