While in Madrid on a weekend in April ’07, we opted to skip the Prado on this trip due to long lines and check out the Museo Sorolla (Calle General Martinez Campos, 37, 28010 Madrid, Spain; phone +34 91 310 1584).
Located in the home of the Spanish Impressonist Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923), this museum on this terrific single artist is easy to get to by metro. It’s just four stops north on the No. 1 line from Puerta del Sol.
The collection includes photographs, paintings and even paintbrushes used by Sorolla. You enter through a lovely garden which was influenced by the Generalife Gardens at the Alhambra.
The “Rough Guide” lists this museum as one of the 12 sites not to be missed in Madrid.
AMY MacNAUGHTON
Edmonds, WA
Similar articles
-
July 2021
Rick Steves’ Europe: Hair-trigger flamenco in Andalucía
-
March 2021
Rick Steves’ Europe: Arcos de la Frontera: Nuns’ cupcakes and donkeys in the bell tower
-
February 2021
Rick Steves’ Europe: Strolling Córdoba’s back streets
-
January 2021
Sharing Spain with friends on a visit to the Basque country
-
January 2015
Keep on traveling - tips for the mobility impaired
-
December 2014
Valencia’s fanciful Las Fallas festival