Located in the reconstructed home of the Spanish Golden Age playwright, the Casa de Lope de Vega is a charming little museum shining a light on the complex life of the dramatist and seventeenth-century Madrid, a city which the writer described as "a beautiful Babylon".

The tiny chapel, the writer's study, an intriguing Arabic-style drawing room and the picturesque courtyard garden are of particular interest.

C/Cervantes 11

Metro Antón Martín

Open: Tues–Sun 10am–6pm. Closed mid-July to mid-Aug. Guided tours every 30 mins.

Free entry

Closed Jan 1st & 6th, May 1st & 15th, Dec 24th, 25th & 31st.

+34 914 299 216 to reserve a tour in English