Spain Guide
Madrid
Museo de San Isidro
Address: La Latina neighbourhood
Opening time: Aug Tues– Fri 9.30am–2.30pm, Sat & Sun 10am–2pm; Sept– July Tues– Fri 9.30am–8pm, Sat & Sun 10am–2pm
Price: Free
Website: www.munimadrid.es/museosanisidro
One of Madrid's newer museums, the Museo de San Isidro is housed in a sixteenth-century mansion owned by the counts of Paredes and supposedly once the home of Madrid's patron saint. The city's archeological collection, which consists of relics from the earliest settlements along the Manzanares River and nearby Roman villas, is in the basement. The rest of the museum is given over to exhibits on the later history of the city and also San Isidro and his miraculous activities, including the well from which he is said to have rescued his own son.