Prado Museum and El Retiro Park: After breakfast at the hotel, you'll head right to the Prado Museum. Your exclusive early access gives you the ability to explore some the world's richest and most comprehensive collection of Spanish works at your own pace without the crowds. Take your time admiring works from Spanish masters, like Velazquez, El Greco, Goya, and El Bosco as you have the museum to yourself for the first hour. The museum also houses a vast collection of classical European paintings and sculptures, including the largest collections of Italian art outside of Italy. Next, you'll head to the famous "El Retiro Park", a UNESCO World Heritage Site offering a vast green oasis in the heart of the city. Stroll through a variety of gardens with interesting monuments, view a nearly 400-year-old Mexican conifer, sit by the lake or rent a rowing boat, and explore the exhibitions halls, including the Glass Palace, a glass pavilion built in 1887, regarded as one of Spain's finest examples of cast-iron architecture. Afterwards, you will have free time for lunch on your own. Dinner tonight will be an immersive experience, as you participate in a unique culinary experience at a boutique cooking school. You'll learn the art of preparing tapas, then enjoy them along with a chef-prepared entree and two desserts for a 5-course tasting menu served with a bottomless wine pairing of five different Spanish wines. (Breakfast, entrance to Prado Museum, cooking class and dinner, overnight in Madrid hotel are included.) ...
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