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Monasterio de la EncarnacionvsPlaza de Toros de Las Ventas
Both Plaza Monumental de Toros de las Ventas and Monasterio de la Encarnacion are endorsed by travel writers. On balance, Plaza Monumental de Toros de las Ventas scores slightly better than Monasterio de la Encarnacion. Plaza Monumental de Toros de las Ventas comes in at 83 with endorsements from 5 reviewers such as Michelin Guide, Lonely Planet and Afar Magazine.
Monasterio de la Encarnacion
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
Frommer's Frommer's Lonely Planet
Plaza de la Encarnacion 1, 28013 Madrid
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Fodor's "Once connected to the Royal Palace by an underground passageway, this Augustinian convent now houses less than a dozen nuns." Full review
Lonely Planet "Founded by Empress Margarita de Austria, this 17th-century mansion built in the Madrid baroque style... is still inhabited by nuns of the Augustine order." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The collection also includes numerous canvases by Zurbarán, Bruegel the Elder etc, as well as some remarkable reliquaries and caskets." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Founded in 1611 by Margaret of Austria, this convent near the Alcazar (to which it was linked by a passageway), benefited from the generosity of its royal patrons." Full review
Frommer's "Central Madrid's other royally endowed Habsburg monastery is quietly nestled in a charming little square between the Royal Palace and Plaza España." Full review
Frommer's "On display all around it are the bone fragments and bronze, copper, and gold reliquaries of other saints and martyrs. The main cloister and church are also well worth a look. " Full review
Lonely Planet "This former monastery is now Osuna’s museum of religious art. Its church boasts an impressive baroque altarpiece, while the patio features some wonderful 18th-century Sevillan tilework" Full review
Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas Lonely Planet
Time Out
Afar Magazine Michelin Guide Frommer's
C/ Alcala, 237, 28028 Madrid
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"East of central Madrid, the Plaza de Toros Monumental de Las Ventas (often known simply as Las Ventas) is the heart and soul of Spain’s bullfighting tradition." Full review
Time Out "More than 22,000 spectators can catch a bullfight in this, Spain's largest arena, completed in 1929." Full review
Afar Magazine "You don't have to condone bullfighting to appreciate the architecture of this 1929 example of neo-Mudejar design in Madrid." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The colossal arena can seat 22 300 spectators... It is here that reputations are made and lost." Full review
Frommer's "It's not all bulls and blood in this monumental Neo-Mudéjar-style (mock Arabic) 1920s Plaza de Toros -- the largest in Spain." Full review
