MADRID, PARKS AND MUSEUMS

Madrid, capitale de l'Espagne, est une ville cosmopolite qui associe les infrastructures les plus modernes et sa condition de centre économique, financier, administratif et de services, à un immense patrimoine culturel et artistique, héritage de plusieurs siècles d'une histoire passionnante. La place de la Puerta del Sol, entourée d'une zone commerciale variée et choisie, et le « Paseo del Arte », ainsi dénommé en raison de ses incomparables musées, palais et jardins. L'art et la culture occupent une place toute particulière dans les activités madrilènes. La capitale possède un grand nombre de musées qui regroupent tout le savoir humain. Madrid, une ville à découvrir ! Séjour 4 jours / 3 nuits.

Plaza Major à Madrid

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Prado Museum

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Musée Reina Sofia

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Le Retiro Park

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Day 1: Madrid

One-day guided tour with a local French-speaking guide from Madrid historic center. The city does not begin until 852 AD, with the construction by the Moors of a fortress on the Rio de Manzanares. And it was only in 1561 that Philippe II decided to establish the capital there. Begins the era of the Madrid of the Habsburgs, which saw the birth of achievements such as the Plaza Mayor or the Buen Retiro Palace. In 1700, it gave way to the Madrid of the Bourbons. The 19th century was marked by the war for independence. After a period of calm settles the civil war and the dictatorship which will not cease until the death of Franco and the coronation of King Juan Carlos. After the democratic restoration, Madrid recovered its cheerful, wriggling and extroverted air. There is no lack of reasons to visit this capital: its history, its numerous museums, its cultural centers, its royal sites, its parks, its gardens, its avant-garde architecture, its festivals and festivals, its gastronomy, its singular sites and his escapades.

Lunch.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

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Day 2: Madrid, la Reina Sofia

Breakfast. Visit of Reina Sofia Museum : The Reina Sofía Museum houses an important collection of Spanish and international art covering the period between the end of the 19th century and current events, it acquires Picasso's “Guernica”. Occupying a former hospital from the end of the 18th century, the work of architect Francesco Sabatini, it gradually completed its collections to the point of needing to be enlarged. This is how the new building designed by Jean Nouvel was inaugurated in 2005. From the 18,000 pieces that make up the museum's holdings, the collection has recently been remodeled to create a route highlighting its particularities: surrealism, the Pavilion of the Republic from 1937 or even informal Spanish art from the 1950s in the international context. The Reina Sofía is also a center of research, experimentation and reflection offering a wide program of temporary exhibitions and activities open to the public. Free time.

Lunch .

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

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Day 3: Madrid, Le Prado Museum

Breakfast . Visit of Prado Museum: This is the most visited museum in Spain and one of the largest art galleries in the world. You will admire the works of the great masters of painting. The Prado Museum has the largest collection of Spanish painting in the world. It is an incomparable sample, ranging from the novel to the nineteenth century and including essential canvases by artists such as Greco, Murillo, Zurbarán, Ribera, Sorolla, Goya or Velázquez. The very rich exhibition on Goya, consisting of more than 140 works, Regarding Velázquez, the Prado has nearly fifty of his works. A walk through the museum will also show you the fundamental works of the great European masters. You will be able to see the best of Italian and Flemish schools there, as well as representative examples of German or French schools. Free time.

Lunch.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

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Day 4: The Green Madrid

Breakfast . Madrid is full of places that will make you forget that you are in a big city. The parks and gardens of the capital of Spain are a real surprise, Madrid is also green in color. Madrid is certainly synonymous with culture, business, shopping and fun ... but also nature. The green spaces of the Spanish capital occupy a considerable area, of more than 250,000 hectares. You will see for yourself that the parks and gardens of Madrid are the real green "lung" of the city. The Retiro : everyone's park. The gardens of the Buen Retiro are a kind of second home for Madrid residents. This huge park located in the city center always welcomes people, come for a boat trip, roller skating, jogging, cycling ... An instructive walk in the botanical garden, it is located very close to the Retiro. It is home to more than 30,000 plant species from all over the world, and its herbarium is one of the largest in Europe. Visit greenhouses, where exotic examples of desert, temperate and tropical climates are exhibited. or Madrid Rio by bike. Free time.

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