Museo del Prado

The Prado Museum forms one of the points of a triangle called the Golden Triangle of Art, which is comprised of two other important art museums, the Reina Sofía and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. The Prado is completely filled with artwork from many famous artists and is one of the best art collections in the world. From 12th century murals to 19th century Goya, the artwork spans a large period of history and includes artists such as El Greco, Velasquez, and Rubens. One of El Greco’s famous paintings that he painted for his death, The Adoration of the Shepherds, is located here, and shows elongated, ghostlike figures surrounding Jesus in the manger. There is also a slightly creepy collection by Goya called The Black Paintings that has themes of insanity, panic, and a cup half-empty outlook on life that he painted on the walls of his house. There are three floors in the Prado and if you are an art lover, one day will not be enough, but anyone can go to the Prado and appreciate the amount of history its walls contain.