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National Railway Museum

National Railway Museum: Best Tips For Visiting In 2023

Portugal /

The National Railway Museum is one of the most fascinating museums in Portugal. Located in Entroncamento, it’s the perfect place to visit on a day trip from Lisbon – especially if you travel by train! The collection of the National Railway Museum is made up of around 36,000 objects, including locomotives, carriages, and wagons since the times of the steam engine. In addition, it has two masterpieces of rail transportation in Portugal on display: the Royal Train and the Presidential Train!

Best Museums in London

11 Best Museums In London (That You Should Visit This Year)

England /

Are you looking for the best museums in London? Then you’re in the right place because this list brings together the best museums in London, which you should visit at least once in your life. London has an unparalleled artistic, historical, and cultural past. And these must-see museums in London are perfect for art lovers, history buffs, and cultural travelers. From collections of ancient artifacts to painting and sculpture galleries, discover some of the most visited museums in London!

Carlos Reis Municipal Museum

Carlos Reis Municipal Museum: Best Tips For Visiting In 2023

Portugal /

The Carlos Reis Municipal Museum was founded in 1933, in Torres Novas. The painter Carlos Reis created both portraits of the upper class and scenes of the Portuguese people. Besides, he became known for his friendship with King Carlos I! What’s most impressive about the Carlos Reis Municipal Museum is the diversity of the collections. There’s a historic and ethnographic nucleus of Torres Novas, an exhibition about Carlos Reis, dozens of archaeological artifacts, and a collection of sacred art!

Picasso Museum in Barcelona

Picasso Museum In Barcelona: Best Tips For Visiting In 2023

Spain /

The Picasso Museum of Barcelona is one of the most important museums in Spain. Inaugurated in 1963, it became the world’s first Picasso museum and was the only one founded while the artist was alive. Nowadays, the Picasso Museum of Barcelona has more than 4200 works by Pablo Picasso, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, ceramics, and jewelry. And its location in the Ciutat Vella makes the Picasso Museum of Barcelona one of the most visited attractions in the capital of Catalonia!

Casa Vicens in Barcelona

Casa Vicens In Barcelona: Best Tips For Visiting In 2023

Spain / ,

The Casa Vicens in Barcelona is a summer residence that Antoni Gaudí i Cornet designed for Manuel Vicens i Montaner (a stockbroker). Built between 1883 and 1885, it’s considered Antoni Gaudí’s oldest masterpiece, as it was the first major commission the architect received. Forerunner of the Catalan modernist movement, the Casa Vicens combines oriental architectural influences, decorative elements from Hispanic Islamic art, and finishings with plant and naturalistic motifs!

Casa de la Vall

Casa De La Vall: Best Tips For Visiting In 2023

Andorra /

The Casa de la Vall (or “House of the Valley”) is one of the most important buildings in Andorran civil architecture and one of the most symbolic and characteristic monuments of the Principality. Constructed in 1580, this old manor house served as a residence for the Busquets family until 1702 – the year in which it became the seat of the General Council of Andorra. But in 2011, the Parliament of Andorra moved to a new building and the Casa de la Vall opened to the public as a history museum!

Best Museums in Europe

20 Best Museums In Europe (That You Should Visit This Year)

Europe /

Are you looking for the best museums in Europe? Then you’re in the right place because this list brings together the best museums in Europe, which you should visit at least once in your life. Europe has an unparalleled artistic, historical, and cultural past. And these must-see museums in Europe are perfect for art lovers, history buffs, and cultural travelers. From collections of ancient artifacts to painting and sculpture galleries, discover some of the most visited museums in Europe!

Poble Espanyol in Barcelona

Poble Espanyol In Barcelona: Best Tips For Visiting In 2023

Spain /

The Poble Espanyol in Barcelona is an open-air architectural museum located in Montjuïc Park – a hill that houses other museums and monuments such as the National Art Museum of Catalonia, the Montjuïc Castle, or the Joan Miró Foundation. Designed for the 1929 International Exhibition, the Poble Espanyol in Barcelona is made up of dozens of points of interest, spread over four areas of Spain. And most of them are full-scale reproductions of buildings, squares, and streets across the country!

Joan Miró Foundation

Joan Miró Foundation: Best Tips For Visiting In 2023

Spain /

Created in 1975, the Joan Miró Foundation (or Fundació Joan Miró) has become an important center for research and dissemination of modern and contemporary art, offering scholarships and promoting the work of artists from the 20th and 21st centuries. This art gallery has a vast number of works, including paintings, sculptures, textiles, ceramics, drawings, and sketches. And its location on the famous Montjuïc hill makes the Joan Miró Foundation one of the most visited attractions in Barcelona!

Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant’Angelo: Best Tips For Visiting In 2023

Italy / , ,

The Castel Sant’Angelo (which in Italian means “Castle of the Holy Angel”) was once a mausoleum, a fortress, a prison, and even a papal residence. Nowadays, it’s a national museum, an archaeological site, and one of the main monuments in the historic center of Rome, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980. The Castel Sant’Angelo opened in 1901, with an exhibition of artifacts found in excavations. And since then, it has attracted thousands of tourists from all over the world!

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