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The Reina Sofía Free Hours Move on Sundays
The Reina Sofía is free during its last two hours, every day it opens. Sunday closing is 2.30pm, so that day the free window is lunchtime. Tuesday it does not open at all.
Architecture
Architecture
Who Actually Gets Into the Royal Palace of Madrid Free
The Royal Palace has a free afternoon window, and it is the one sight in central Madrid that checks your passport before letting you use it.
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Art
What the Prado Free Evening Actually Covers
The Prado opens free for its last two hours, seven days a week. The Collection costs nothing and the temporary exhibition drops to half price.
