Real Basilica de San Francisco el Grande
9 expert reviews
“This imposing and recently restored baroque basilica is one of Madrid’s grandest old churches. Its extravagantly frescoed dome is, by some estimates, the largest in Spain.”
– Lonely Planet
Let's Go
"One of the grandest and most distinctive structures in Madrid is often overlooked by most tourists."
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Michelin Guide
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"Sabatini designed the façade of this circular church, most of which is by Francisco Cabezas."
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Michelin Guide
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"Sabatini designed the façade of this circular church, which boasts a 33m-diameter dome (larger than that of Les Invalides in Paris)."
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Time Out
"Inside there is an early Goya, 'The Sermon of San Bernardino of Siena' (1781), and several frescoes by other artists dating from the 17th century to the 19th century."
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Michelin Guide
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"Inside, six chapels, each with a little dome, are richly decorated with frescoes, including one by a young Goya (1781). There are also fine Gothic stalls in the chancel."
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