Catholic Sties In Madrid?

[PBXVI]

Hello,
Not sure if this is the proper forum for this question. We are traveling to Madrid Spain next week and would like to visit historical churches/sites related to catholicism. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Colorad007]

The Prado museum is full of sacred art.

 

[mdgspencer]

After checking my resources, there don’t seem to be any major shrines or other major Catholic sites in Madrid. This guide to Madrid churches though may help–it is at: www.gomadrid.com/sights/churches.html

 

[eltoro89]

I don’t know how much time you have and if you can dedicate a day trip to somewhere outside of Madrid, but Ávila is close by and easily reachable from Madrid. (1.5 hours by train)

 

[7_Sorrows]

Are you just going to Madrid? I lived there in 1972-1973.
I definitely would go to the museum El Prado because there will be wonderful religious artwork by Spain’s famous artists and other european artists. I travelled a lot and saw a lot of cathedrals and religious sites in other Spanish cities. It haa been so long since I lived there I have forgotten. Look for a travel book or dvd on spain or madrid.

 

[PBXVI]

We will also be going to Toledo and possibly other areas accessible via the high speed rail system. Thanks for the replies, very helpful!