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Two Beautiful Spanish Churches

06/30/16 | Europe, Madrid, Spain, Travel

Catedral de la Almudena Brochure

Hello, hello!  Happy last day of June!  I can not believe we are only one day away from the 4th of July holiday weekend but I am still talking about my trip to Spain from the end of April.  C’est la vie! On one of our mornings of Madrid my Mom and I took the time out to visit two gorgeous churches and the first up was the Catedral de la Almudena.  The full name of this church is the Santa María la Real de La Almudena and while the brochure brags that is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid I would say the most noticeable thing is the stunning roof. 

This Baroque cathedral has a number of colorful chapels and by the time we left I had a crick in my neck from looking up so much. Of all of the pieces in the church the almost rainbow square cupola was definitely my favorite, so much so there are three photos of it this post: 

Infront of Catedral de la AlmudenaCatedral de la Almudena BrochureAltar of Sta. Mari?a la Real de la AlmudenaCatedral de la Almudena RoofAltar of Sta. Mari?a la Real de la AlmudenaCatedral de la Almudena LightCatedral de la Almudena Roof Skylight

After the Catedral de la Almudena we walked the half mile to the second church of the day which despite the despite the short distance was a bit off the beaten path.  From the outside it may not look like much but all of my research said a visit to The Royal Basilica of San Francisco el Grande was a must when visiting Madrid and we were glad we went.   It is also a Roman Catholic church this one located in the Barrio neighborhood and has two famous features, the gorgeous dome and the art. The dome is over 100 feet, similar to the Pantheon, and the church contains paintings by Zurbarán and Francisco Goya.  It was cool, quiet and for a few Euro donation you can go in and admire the art. 

Real Basi?lica de San Francisco el GrandeReal Basi?lica de San Francisco el Grande Nave Real Basi?lica de San Francisco el Grande TicketsReal Basi?lica de San Francisco el Grande Alter Real Basi?lica de San Francisco el Grande PulpitReal Basi?lica de San Francisco el Grande Murals Real Basi?lica de San Francisco el Grande Pulpit and Ceiling Real Basi?lica de San Francisco el Grande OrganReal Basi?lica de San Francisco el Grande FountainReal Basi?lica de San Francisco el Grande DomeIn the Real Basi?lica de San Francisco el Grande

Which of these two churches is your favorite? 

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Comments

  1. Kelly says

    July 5, 2016 at 9:52 pm

    You are right, the ceiling is gorgeous!

  2. carolina says

    June 30, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    beautiful pictures ! makes me want go travel

    http://www.carolinapinglo.com/

  3. Allie Mackin says

    June 30, 2016 at 9:10 pm

    Wow they are all so gorgeous how could I chose I would love to get to Spain one day I am part Spanish, my great grandfather was from Spain but I took totally Irish.

    Allie of ALLIENYC
    http://www.allienyc.com

  4. Mili says

    June 30, 2016 at 5:59 pm

    Wow, both of those churches are so beautiful! I love the one with the blue sky and stars. It’s truly unique!

    Mili | Sharmtoaster

  5. Margaret says

    June 30, 2016 at 2:54 pm

    OMG! So Beautiful! (I really need to start traveling more often)

  6. Sandy "HC" Callan says

    June 30, 2016 at 11:48 am

    Boo not gonna lie and don’t mean to be rude but kinda getting bored of your travel posts and especially when the photos never work! 🙁

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