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Museo Nacional del Prado
Prado Museum in Madrid
Widely considered one of the top 5 museums in the world, Madrid’s Prado Museum, which opened in 1819, proudly presents over 9000 of paintings, prints, coins, sculptures and more. The oldest work of art is over 800 years old. Among some of the art world’s cultural icons in the Prado Museum are Goya, Velazques and El Greco. The museum buildings are columned and neatly lined with manicured grassy yards. The walk to this museum on Calle de San Jeronimo is beautiful and not to miss. During the walk, you’ll encounter a slight hill down on San Jeronimo.
Handicap entrance to Prado Museum
Location: Calle Ruiz de Alarcón 23. Madrid 28014
Site: www.museodelprado.es
Ph: 34 91 330 2800
Cost: No entrance fee (only for handicap people. Yippee!)
Statue of Goya at the Prado Museum in Madrid
Accessibility: Enter the Prado Museum through the back where it’s accessible. A security guard will guide you through the back and to the lift. Some of the passages or wings in the museum have steps so they are a bit inaccessible. However, there’s a lift that slides up a flight of about 5 steps to the gift shop and entrance.
Getting There: Walk, wheel. If you take the metro or a cab and you’re only a handful of blocks away, you’ll miss the beautiful street of San Jeronimo.