Route through royal palaces and gardens
A tourist route of the highest value and incomparable cultural richness
We offer you a journey through history and art through the magnificent royal palaces of Madrid and Aranjuez, and their extraordinary gardens. It is essential to see them if you come to Madrid.
Madrid's Royal Palace
The palace is one of the most spectacular, beautiful and imposing in Europe. You can not miss the royal armory, one of the best in the world; the real pharmacy and its treasures; the impressive works of the halls of the throne, of the halberdiers and Gasparini or of the royal chapel and the porcelain room; the square of the armory and the courtyard of the prince.
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The 18th century palace is one of the largest in the world, it has 3.418 rooms. The Stradivarius of the palace are the most important set in the world and the tapestries, the second collection. As noteworthy, rich and select as the collections of paintings and frescoes, porcelains, watches, goldsmiths, sculpture and furniture. In winter or in summer it is one of the most visited monuments of Madrid, discover why and organize your visit in http://www.patrimonionacional.es/real-sitio/palacio-real-de-madrid
Palace Gardens
The nineteenth-century gardens of the English court of the palace, declared historical-artistic, are popularly known as 'the countryside of the Moor' because in 1109 the troops of Ali Ben Yusuf camped on the hillside to try to reconquer Madrid. One of the most romantic green spaces of Madrid, more than recommended visit. Admission is free.
Royal Palace of Aranjuez
Built by Felipe II, the palace was chosen as the spring residence of the Bourbons for its landscape and nature. Among the many palatial rooms, special mention deserves for its uniqueness, porcelain rooms and Chinese paintings; the oratory and the chapel; the ballroom, the throne and the mirrors; and the offices of the king and queen.
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Red and white are the colors of its elegant façade, red brick and white stone originating from Colmenar de Oreja. In addition to the beautiful views, porcelains, clocks and furniture, paintings and paintings on ceilings and spectacular vaults, the modifications and extensions by the successive monarchs have been constant for centuries turning the visit into an authentic journey through time, especially the eighteenth century . Do it in http://www.patrimonionacional.es/real-sitio/palacio-real-de-aranjuez
Palace Gardens
One of the great attractions of Aranjuez are the palatial gardens that still captivate visitors for their botanical variety, fountains, beauty and finesse. The gardens of the Island, of the King, of the Parterre and the largest, of the Prince, in which there is a mansion with one of the most important neoclassical ensembles in Europe, 'the house of the farmer'.
Palace of Infante Don Luis in Boadilla
Palace of the Infante Don Luis in Boadilla del Monte. A neoclassical palace from the 13.000th century designed by the architect Ventura Rodríguez, with more than XNUMX square meters of Italian-influenced gardens restored with the original species. Guided tourist visits are free but prior registration is essential.