Museo del Prado

Madrid is well known for its Prado Museum, which features one of the world's finest collections of European art. It contains over 1,300 paintings as well as other pieces that range from the 12th-19th centuries. Most of the artist are Spanish, some of the most famous include: Goya, El Greco, and Diego Velázquez.

This weekend I had two friends visit from DC, Jessica and Kondi. On Sunday I took them to the Prado (there is not an entrance fee on Sunday afternoons, always nice for college students). I was suprised by the amount of paintings and the wonderful quality in which they remained. I was a great experience to see some the world's finest paintings. I have seen some them in books like Las Meninas by Velázquez (the picture to the left). We were not able to see all of the paintings because we did not have much time, but I do have a good idea of what I would like to go back to see. Of course we were not allowed to take pictures, but I still enjoyed it.