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El Prado: One of the world's finest art museums, including works by El Greco, Goya and Velázquez. A short distance form the Prado is the Casón del Buen Retiro, containing the Picasso masterpiece, ''El Guernica''
Royal Palace: An enormous 18th century palace whose 2800 rooms include tapestries, a royal clock collection and five Stradivarius violins.
Reina Sofia Museum: Excellent new museum housing contemporary art, with works from Miró, Picasso and Dali.
Parque del Buen Retiro: This beautiful park, filled with statues and fountains, makes a pleasant refuge from the busy city streets. Occasional exhibitions are held in the Crystal Palace, situated in the park, and in good weather it is possible to hire a boat to go rowing on the lake.