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Monasterio de las Descalzas RealesvsMuseo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Both are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Convent of the Royal Barefoot Nuns is the choice of most writers compared to Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Convent of the Royal Barefoot Nuns comes in at #13 in Madrid with endorsements from 5 reviews like Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure.
Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales
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Plaza de las Descalzas Reales, s/n, 28013 Madrid
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Fodor's "Its plain, brick-and-stone facade hides paintings by Francisco de Zurbarán, Titian, and Pieter Brueghel the Elder." Full review
Frommer's "In the mid-16th century, aristocratic women -- either disappointed in love or "wanting to be the bride of Christ" -- stole away to this convent to take the veil." Full review
Lonely Planet "The grim, prisonlike walls of this one-time palace keep modern Madrid at bay and offer no hint that behind the sober plateresque facade lies a sumptuous stronghold of the faith." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This collection of fantastic, if occasionally brutally themed, religious art, including pieces by Peter Paul Rubens, is in an appropriately creaky and forbidding 16th-century working convent." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Home to a remarkable museum of religious art... also includes numerous canvases by Zurbarán, Bruegel the Elder." Full review
Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando Fodor's
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Alcala, 13, 28014 Madrid
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Fodor's "Designed by José Churriguera in the waning baroque years of the early 18th century, this museum showcases 500 years of Spanish painting." Full review
Concierge "The go-to gallery for Goyas; including two of the artist's self portraits, as well as paintings by Ribera and Velázquez."
Frommer's "An easy stroll from Puerta del Sol, the Fine Arts Museum is located in the restored and remodeled 17th-century baroque palace of Juan de Goyeneche." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Madrid’s ‘other’ art gallery, the Real Academía de Bellas Artes has for centuries played a pivotal role in the artistic life of the city." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Housed in an 18th-century Baroque palace near the Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun), the museum displays more than 1,400 paintings by artists like Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí." Full review
Time Out "This undervisited museum is in fact one of Madrid's most important and oldest permanent artistic institutions (it was founded in 1794). The eclectic collection is partly made up of works..." Full review
Frommer's "The intimate galleries of the Royal Academy Museum are a nice change of pace from Madrid’s big art museums." Full review
Let's Go "The oldest permanent art institute in Madrid, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando was created in 1752 and was the premier center for Spanish arts up until the mid-20th century." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Spanish art from the Golden Century is widely represented here... but it is Goya who takes the lion's share with his self-portrait in front of the easel." Full review
goop "The site of Spain’s main art academy for centuries is today a pretty comprehensive museum for anyone interested in Spanish art history." Full review
