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Museo Lazaro Galdiano vs Royal Palace of Madrid
Both are recommended by travel writers. On balance, Museo Lazaro Galdiano scores significantly better than Royal Palace of Madrid. Museo Lazaro Galdiano ranks #2 in Madrid with approval from 8 publications including Let's Go, goop and Travel + Leisure.
Museo Lazaro Galdiano
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Serrano, 122, Madrid
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Fodor's
"This stately mansion of writer and editor José Lázaro Galdiano (1862–1947)...has decorative items and paintings by Bosch, El Greco, Murillo, and Goya, among others."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This is just the sort of place you expect to find along Calle de Serrano, with an imposing early-20th-century Italianate stone mansion set discreetly back from the street."
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Travel + Leisure
"Located off the typical tourist route in Salamanca, the little-known Museo Lázaro Galdiano displays more than 12,000 works of art."
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Time Out
"This unjustifiably little-known museum holds the extraordinarily eclectic collection of 15,000 paintings and objets d'art, covering 24 centuries, that was accumulated over 70 years."
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Let's Go
"The vast majority of his collection consists of stiff 16th- to 18th-century religious portraits and scenes. "
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Royal Palace of Madrid
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Calle Bailen, 28071 Madrid
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Concierge
"The official residence of Spain's royal family (now only used to host official ceremonies) was commissioned in 1738 by King Felipe V."
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Palace admission is free to European Union residents on Wednesdays
Frommer's
"No longer occupied by royalty, but still used for state occasions, Madrid's Royal Palace stands on a ridge above the Manzanares River and Campo del Moro park."
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Afar Magazine
"Inside, every wall, ceiling, and floor either is a work of art, or hosts works of art."
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Let's Go
"If you spent your childhood dreaming of princesses, knights, and dragons, the Palacio Real, Madrid’s own royal palace, will be your dream come true."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"From the outside, the dramatic scale of the palace is so impressive. But inside it has such texture and detail."
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