European cities for art lovers
There are many places in Europe where you can find incredible art collections. I’ve highlighted some of my favourite art galleries.
🎨 Madrid
The Prado
Highlights
Garden of the Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
David and Goliath by Caravaggio
Address: Paseo del Prado s/n, 28014 Madrid
Closest metro: Banco de Espana
The Thyssen-Bornemisza
Highlights
Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Caravaggio
The Grand Canal of San Vio, Venice by Canaletto
Address: Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 Madrid
Closest metro: Banco de Espana
The Reina Sofia
Highlights
Guernica by Pablo Picasso
The Endless Enigma by Salvador Dali
Women, Bird at Night by Joan Miro
Address: Calle de Santa Isabel, 52, Madrid
Closest metro: Estacion del Arte
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🎨 Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum
Highlights
The Night Watchman by Rembrandt
The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer
Address: Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam
Van Gogh Museum
Highlights
The Bedroom by Vincent Van Gogh
Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh
Address: Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam
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🎨 Paris
The Louvre
Highlights
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis
Venus de Milo by Alexandros of Antioch
Address: Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
Closest metros: Palais-Royal / Musée du Louvre (lines 1 and 7)
Pyramides (line 14)
The Musée D’Orsay
Highlights
Starry Night Over the Rhône by Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles by Vincent Van Gogh
Poppies by Claude Monet
The Saint-Lazare Station’ by Claude Monet
Apples and Oranges by Paul Cezanne
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Address: Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Closest metro: Solferino station (line 12)
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🎨 London
The National Gallery
Highlights
The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger
The Toilet of Venus by Diego Velazquez
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck
Address: Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
Closest underground station: Charing Cross
Tate Britain
Highlights
The Hay Wain by John Constable
The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse
A Bigger Splash by David Hockney
Address: Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
Closest underground station: Pimlico
Tate Modern
Highlights
The Snail by Henri Matisse
Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
The Three Dancers by Pablo Picasso
Address: Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Closest underground station: Southwark
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