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Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas vs Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando

Plaza Monumental de Toros de las Ventas and Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando are both highly recommended by writers. Overall, Plaza Monumental de Toros de las Ventas is preferred by most professionals compared to Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Plaza Monumental de Toros de las Ventas is ranked #9 in Madrid with praise from 5 reviews including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Afar Magazine.

Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
8 / 10
C/ Alcala, 237, 28028 Madrid
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top 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 Time Out
"More than 22,000 spectators can catch a bullfight in this, Spain's largest arena, completed in 1929." Full review
Afar Magazine 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 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 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
Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
9 / 10
Alcala, 13, 28014 Madrid
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Fodor's 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 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 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 Planet Lonely Planet
Top 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 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
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