A palace filled with art and history
[flickr-photoset:id=72157625078746053,size=s]The Palacio de Linares building is set in a historically strategic area. Prior to being used as the residence of the Marquis and Marchioness of Linares, it housed the old Molinos de Plata and the Pósito Real (royal grain store). Exquisite and distinctive, Palacio de Linares is part of Madrid's heritage. Its clean lines are the work of architects Carlos Colubí, Adolf Ombrecht and Manuel Aníbal Álvarez. Built from limestone, the palace interior houses an impressive number of Parisian lamps and bronzes, glass from Antwerp, carpets and rugs from the Real Fábrica de Tapices and the Fundación de Gremios and an exclusive collection of paintings by well-known artists such as Francisco Pradilla, Manuel Domínguez and Alejandro Ferrant.
View of the palace
Tours last 50 minutes. Before the tour starts, visitors are shown an 8-minute video on the history of the palace.
Tour times:
Saturday and Sunday at 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00. In August, visits on days 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31.
Ticket sales:
You can buy your tickets directly from the Casa de América information point from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 15:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00.
At weekends, before the start of each tour, unsold tickets will be on sale at the palace information point.
Prices:
General entrance fee:€8.
Discounts: €5 (over 65s, students under 25, members of CEDRO, students under 25, partially disabled and unemployed).
Free: Children under 8 and fully disabled.
Contact for more information
Plaza de Cibeles, 2, Madrid
Dates on which tours are available may vary depending on events and other activities on programmed to take place at Casa de América.
Please note: photography and filming are strictly forbidden during tours.
