Caixa Forum Madrid is also known as "Caixa Cultural Center" and is adjacent to Prado Museum. It was renovated from a power plant with a hundred-year history, and its brick walls from the 19th century were preserved by its designer in their entirety. The most impressive thing is the architect reconstructed the vertical 3D garden, which is 24m in height.

The green plants creep all over the walls of the art museum and all its plants face into the sky. Caixa Forum Madrid focuses on programs and exhibitions through debate and education. The Opening Exhibition displays 37 works of contemporary artists such as Cindy Sherman, Cornelia Parker, and Richard Long, etc.

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The Prado Museum is one of the best museums in the world, where over 30,000 art treasures from Spain between the 16th and 19th century are collected. All treasures are from the royal family and local abbeys. It is one of the top four museums in the world, and is also the most comprehensive and authoritative art museum of Spanish paintings.

The most famous three paintings in the museum include Velazquez's Las Meninas which depicts a room in the palace of Felipe IV, and in the middle of which, there is his daughter, Margaret Theresa. The work has a complicated composition and combines fantasy and real-world aspects to present the intrigue of the palace.

Another two paintings are Goya's La Maja desnuda and La Maja vestida, in which the subjects both have the same expressions and postures, but one is clothed while the other is not.

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia is the supreme contemporary art collection center in Madrid. The works collected in it are known by most people in Spain, and it is highly comparable to the Prado Museum. Its most famous work is Picasso's Guernica. Inside, you can slowly appreciate many of its works with a map.

Museo Reina Sofia is an artwork in itself and it was built over the framework of an 18th century hospital. It contains an auditorium, coffee house and library, and preserves the most outstanding modern artistic work in Spain, as well as works by Joan Mirò, Salvador Dalí, and Picasso. However, there are few pieces from foreign artists.

Sorolla Museum is located in the north of Madrid and is the domicile and studio of the famous painter Sorolla. The Andalusian Courtyard on the first floor of the museum preserves the paintings of Sorolla and his friends in their entirely, and has gorgeous and complicated decorations. Its complex decals are absolutely amazing. In addition, the garden is very beautiful and has a very tranquil atmosphere. Even the local residents come here.

After the death of Sorolla, his wife requested that their former residence would be changed into a museum after her death in order to commemorate her spouse. Museo Sorolla displays many furnishings from that time and the painting tools Sorolla used, etc. It is also decorated with beautiful paintings and is free to visit on Sundays.

Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida is located to the north of Royal Palace of Madrid. It is a church with a Neoclassic style where the great Spanish painter, Francisco Goya, was buried. The roof of the church is designed with a circular arch. The Spanish Government announced that the church was a national heritage site in 1905.

Goya's tomb is located in the church. The mural that he painted himself is on the dome above the tomb, and depicts the story of the Portuguese saint, St. Anthony, who resurrected the dead in the 13th century. There are four mirrors which can be adjusted at the four corners of the church. All of them reflect parts of the dome mural to allow tourists to see it clearly when they visit. People who like Goya can come here to pay their respects after viewing the Prado museum collection.

Located in Plaza de Toros Monumental de Las Ventas, the Bullfighting Museum consists of five parts and shows the bullfighting history and art of Spain. In the long corridor, you can appreciate Goya's depiction of bullfighting. Here, you can watch a traditional Spanish bullfighting performance. The Madrid bullring is the highest-level bullring and is of great historical significance for the whole of Spanish history and culture. If you are not afraid of blood, you can take a look.