What to do in Madrid: the Cason del Buen Retiro

Cason del buen retiro

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WHAT TO SEE IN MADRID: THE CASON DEL BUEN RETIRO

What to do in Madrid. A few steps away from the Prado Museum there’s the Casón del Buen Retiro, that is to say the ballroom of the ancient royal palace, which houses the special section of the Prado Museum, with its 19th–century art collection.

READ ALSO: my practical advice on how to plan your first visit to the Prado Museum.

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Things to see in Milan

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This is the section dedicated to art cities and to everything you can do and see in Milan.
My aim is to help you to plan your next trip, in order to simplify your search for information.
All you have to do is click on your next destination to read all my suggestions.

Musei Milano

A museum for the Salce collection

A MUSEUM FOR THE SALCE COLLECTION

The Salce Collection is the most important collection of advertising posters in Italy and Europe, which since the end of the 19th century have embellished the streets of the European capitals.
There’s only another collection as important as this one in the world, and it is housed in Paris at the Museé des Arts Décoratifs.

At last also in Italy, in Treviso, there will be a museum devoted to this subject, and where the Salce Collection will find a suitable place.

READ ALSO: Things to see in Treviso: discovering Treviso and its surroundings.

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The British Museum in London: the ancient Near East

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Image source: vincenzovacca via Flickr

THE BRITISH MUSEUM IN LONDON: THE COLLECTIONS OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST

Everyone knows that the British Museum is one of the world’s greatest museums, is up with the times and always ready to amaze its visitors, as I told you in a post in which I also recommended to you the works housed at the British Museum you can’t miss.

I also explained you that the museum is divided into sections, in order to better organize the enormous amount of objects it houses, and since the entrance to the museum is free of charge, you can visit the British Museum whenever you want, and discover a different section every time.
One of the sections of the British Museum is devoted to the ancient Near East, and it was created in 1861 inside the space dedicated to the antiquities coming from the East.

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What to do in Florence: an itinerary

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WHAT TO DO IN FLORENCE: AN ITINERARY FOR YOUR FIRST WEEKEND IN FLORENCE

Florence is beautiful, is an open-air museum you can’t see in few days. But you can admire its historic centre, which includes the Uffizi Gallery, in a weekend.

In this post I’ll suggest you what to do in Florence and to see near the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (the Florence Cathedral), one of the most beautiful and peculiar areas of Florence.

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