School Trips to Madrid

Few cities can boast an artistic pedigree quite as pure as Madrid's and many schools return here again and again, so rich is the city's art collection.

For centuries, Spanish royals showered praise and riches upon the great artists of the day, from home-grown talents such as Goya and Velázquez to a stunning pantheon of Flemish and Italian masters. Masterpieces by these and other Spanish masters such as Picasso, Dalí and Miró now adorn the walls of the city's world-class galleries.

Three in particular are giants - the Museo del Prado, Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza - but in Madrid these are merely good places to start.