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It has become an essential part of the upper class lifestyles to purchase and appreciate luxuries and artworks, which two have very deep connections. In some sense, luxury goods designers are loyal followers of art. In Madrid, the collections at the Museo del Prado will fill your memories with art, but not to evoke your possessive desires.

The Prado Museum stands in Madrid's Prado Avenue, which is one of the top art museums in the world, of the same class with the Louvre Museum and National Gallery. It is the supreme art museum in Spain. The museum is known to have more than 8,600 paintings. It has collected Spain, Flanders and Italy art treasures, covering the period between the 12th century through the 19th century.

The museum itself is an artwork. The western wing of the Prado (Edificio Villanueva) was completed in 1785，it is a model of classical architecture. Spend as long as you can at the Prado or, better still, plan to make a couple of visits because it can be a little overwhelming if you try to absorb it all at once.

The western wing of the Prado (Edificio Villanueva) 

Tips:

Location: Calle Ruiz de Alarcón, 23, 28014 Madrid

Transport: Metro Banco de España, line 2.

URL:  http://www.museodelprado.es/

OPENING HOURS:

Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 20:00 h

Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 19:00 h

FREE ACCESS:

Monday to Saturday from 18:00 to 20:00 h

Sundays and holidays from 17:00 to 19:00 h

CLOSED:

January 1st

May 1st

December 25th

LIMITED OPENING HOURS

January 6th

December 24th and 31th

From 10:00 to 14:00 h