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Old Madrid : Museo de San Isidro

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Museo de San Isidro

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  • The museum is housed in an attractive 16th-century palace which once belonged to the Counts of Paredes. The original Renaissance courtyard is best viewed from the first floor where archaeological finds from the Madrid region are exhibited, including a beautiful Roman mosaic floor from the 4th century AD. Among the highlights downstairs are wooden models of the city and its royal palaces as they would have appeared in the 17th century, a short film bringing to life Francisco Ricci’s painting of the 1680 auto-de-fé (see Plaza Mayor) and the San Isidro chapel built near the spot where the saint is said to have died.

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Plaza de S Andrés Open 9:30am–8pm Tue–Fri, 10am–2pm Sat–Sun (Aug: 10am–2pm Tue–Sun) Closed public hols Free
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