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• Museum of the Royal Barges. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle de la Reina s/n, (dentro del Jardín del Príncipe). 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918921532 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. Royal barges. It is located in the Prince's Garden and offers the chance to recreate the maritime travels of Charles IV and Ferdinand…

• San Antonio Church in Aranjuez. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de San Antonio. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. www.aranjuez.es. The church was conceived as a royal chapel, built upon an oratory that belonged to Philip IV. It was designed by the architects Isidro González Velázquez and Santiago Bonavía in the 18th century. This space is arranged in a system of ar…

• Casa de Oficios y Caballeros House in Aranjuez. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de San Antonio. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. E-mail: turismo@aranjuez.es. www.aranjuez.es. This building is attached to the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. It was built in the 16th century, under the reign of Felipe II. Juan de Herrera was commissioned to do the work, following the designs of Gómez de M…

• Los Infantes House in Aranjuez. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de San Antonio. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. E-mail: turismo@aranjuez.es. www.aranjuez.es. The building was erected on the initiative of Charles III in the 18th century. The work was commissioned to Juan de Villanueva, but it was finally carried out by Manuel Serrano. This is a civil building that…

• Virgen de las Angustias or Alpagés Church. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Principe s/n. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. www.aranjuez.es. The church was built by Cristóbal Rodríguez de Xarama on top of the old church of Alpajés, erected in 1681. Its classicism is a result of the influence of the school of Madrid. This church was built with exposed brick and white stone.…

• Príncipe Garden. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Plaza de Parejas s/n. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918921532 | www.patrimonionacional.es. The Prince’s Garden is the sole example of the "landscape style" in a royal Spanish garden. It was built by the Prince of Asturias, the future Charles IV over the period between 1772 and 1804. The signatu…

• Jardín de la Isla Garden. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Plaza de Parejas s/n. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918921532 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. It is located to the north of the Royal Palace at Aranjuez. It was built by Philip II, and is a unique example of a Spanish Renaissance garden. It is laid out along a l…

• Jardín del Rey Garden. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Plaza de Parejas s/n. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918921532 | www.patrimonionacional.es. The design of Royal Palace at Aranjuez included plans for two gardens to be located adjoining the building: one facing north, the Queen's Garden, and the other facing south, the King's Garden. Only this l…

• Museum of Palace Life. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de Parejas s/n. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918921532 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. Located between the Tagus and Jarama Rivers, this was used as the royal residence at the time of the Catholic Monarchs. Philip II of Spain began construction of the pal…

• Casita del Príncipe (Prince’s House) or the Casita de Abajo (Lower House). San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Jardín de los Moes s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. E-mail: info@patrimonionacional. www.patrimonionacional.es. A space for the Court to meet. The Prince’s House, also known as “the Lower House” (or “Casita de Abajo”), was built by Juan de Villanueva. Its decoration is of particularly…

• Casita del Infante (Infante’s House) or Casita de Arriba (Upper House) in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera de Ávila s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional. www.patrimonionacional.es. A hunting lodge. This small hunting lodge was built to blend with its natural environment. It was designed by Juan de Villanueva and has a whimsical an…

• Shrine of the Virgen de Gracia. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Finca de la Herrería. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. E-mail: info@sanlorenzoturismo.org. www.sanlorenzoturismo.org. A small shrine in the magnificent Herrería park. The shrine of the Virgen de Gracia is located near the monastery of El Escorial, and set in the magnificent natural space k…

• San Carlos Hospital in Aranjuez. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de la Concha s/n. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. E-mail: turismo@aranjuez-realsitio.com. www.aranjuez.com. Charles III ordered the hospital to be built under the control of Manuel Serrano in the 18th century and it was extended during the reign of Isabel II. It served as hospital for employees of th…

• Royal Convent of San Pascual. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Rey, nº 75. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. E-mail: infoturismo@aranjuez.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. The Italian architect Francisco Sabatini also worked on the Royal Residence of Aranjuez, where he left this convent commissioned by King Charles III of Spain. The Convent of San Pascual Bailón was …

• Park and garden of the Casita del Príncipe (Prince's House). San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Avenida de los Reyes Católicos s/n. 28280. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: infoescorial@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. These treasures of Spanish architecture were created in 1774 by the architect Juan de Villanueva for the Prince of Asturias, the…

• Architecture and Painting Museum in the El Escorial Monastery. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle don Juan de Borbón y Battemberg s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: infoescorial@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. How this masterpiece was built. It reveals the secrets behind the building of this monument, designated a World Heritage …

• Gardens of the San Lorenzo Monastery in El Escorial. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Avenida de Juan de Borbón y Battemberg s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. The gardens extend through the monastery's main cloister, known as the Evangelists' Courtyard (Patio de los Evangelistas), as we…

• Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Juan de Borbón y Battemberg s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional. www.patrimonionacional.es. The Monastery of El Escorial was the first example of the architectural style which came to be known as Herrerian after its creator, Jua…

• Casas de Oficios and Casas de Infantes buildings. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Floridablanca 3. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. E-mail: info@sanlorenzoturismo.org. www.sanlorenzoturismo.org. Annexed dwellings of El Escorial. Both architectural sites are perfectly integrated with the harmony of El Escorial Monastery. The Official houses are dedicated to the nee…

• Royal Coliseum of Charles III. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Floridablanca 20. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. www.madrid.org/clas_artes/teatros/carlosIII/index.html. A centre of culture. Today, the Royal Colosseum is dedicated to plays and concert cycles. The Royal Colosseum of Carlos III was entrusted to the French architect Jaime Marquet. …

• Escorial-María Cristina Royal University. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de los Alamillos 2. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. www.rcumariacristina.com. Private university that joined forces with the Monastery of San Lorenzo of El Escorial. It was founded towards the end of the nineteenth century. It is a private university that joined forces with the Mona…

• Casita del Infante Gardens. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Carretera de Robledo s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. King Charles III commissioned the architect Juan de Villanueva to construct two small buildings for his sons, Prince Charles and the Infante Gabri…

• Benedictine Abbey of Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera de Guadarrama/El Escorial. 28209. Cuelgamuros. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918905544 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. Carved out of the rock. A grandiose funeral monument built between 1940 and 1956 in memory of the victims of the 1936 Span…