🇪🇸 Museo Cerralbo | Ultimate Guide to Madrid's Hidden Gem 🏛️✨🔍

🏛 Museo Cerralbo, nestled in Madrid's heart, was once the lavish home of Marquis Enrique de Aguilera Gamboa (1845-1922) - a politician, poet, and archaeologist. A passionate collector, he designed this palace to double as a private museum for his lifetime treasures! 🎭🏺⚔️ Though compact, it rivals Madrid's Royal Palace in grandeur! 🏰💎 • 50,000+ artifacts: sculptures, paintings, ceramics, jewelry, furniture, coins, weapons, and armor from the 16th-19th centuries. • Frozen in time: One of Spain’s few perfectly preserved 19th-century palaces. • Rooms to explore: basement, ground floor, noble floor, attic, and gardens. Unlike the crowded, no-photos Royal Palace, this hidden gem is: 📸 Photo-friendly + FREE entry hours! 🇨🇳 Chinese audio guides (scan QR codes on-site)! ⏰ Hours: Tue-Sat: 9:30am-3pm Thu: 5pm-8pm (except holidays) Sun/Holidays: 10am-3pm 🚫 Closed: Mondays, Jan 1/6, May 1, Dec 24/25/31 🎫 Tickets: €3 (Free Thu/Sun, under 18/over 65, students under 25) 🚇 Metro: Plaza de España or Ventura Rodríguez (10-min walk) #Spain #TravelSpain #Madrid #Museums #EuropeTravel #HiddenGems #MustVisit #ArtLovers