The Short List of Things to Do
A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid
Google Earth at the Prado Museum
There may be little artistic value in seeing the painting within the painting in Las Meninas more closely than Velazquez himself could have. Butwith Google Earth's high-res technology applied to masterpieces from the Prado, you can — and the view is pretty intense.
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