Spanish royal sites

The Royal Sites (Spanish: Reales Sitios) are a set of palaces, monasteries, and convents built for and under the patronage of the Spanish monarchy. They are administered by Patrimonio Nacional (National Heritage), a Spanish state agency; most are open to the public, at least in part, except when they are needed for state or official events.

Here is a list of the Patrimonio Nacional royal sites, with the provinces where they are located.

Royal palaces

• Royal Palace of Madrid (Madrid) (official residence of the King)
• Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Royal Castle & Monastery of El Escorial (Madrid)
• Royal Palace of El Pardo (Madrid)
  • Palace of Zarzuela (Madrid) (de facto residence of the King and Royal Family, part of the larger El Pardo complex)
• Royal Palace of Aranjuez (Madrid)
  • Royal House of the Farmer
  • Cottage of the Prince

• Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso (Segovia)
• Royal Palace of Riofrío (Segovia)
• Royal Palace of La Almudaina (Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands)

Royal convents and monasteries

• Convent of Las Descalzas Reales (Madrid)
• Royal Convent of La Encarnación (Madrid)
• Royal Convent of Santa Clara (Valladolid)
• Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas (Burgos)
• Valley of the Fallen (San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid)
• Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida (Madrid)
• Monastery of Yuste (Cuacos de Yuste, Cáceres)

Sanctuaries under royal patronage

• Pantheon of Illustrious Men (Madrid)
• Convent of San Pascual (Madrid)
• Convent of Santa Isabel (Madrid)
• Colegio de Doncellas Nobles (Toledo)

Other royal sites residences

These current or historical royal residences are well known but are not administered by Patrimonio Nacional:

• Royal Alcázar of Seville under the care of Patronato del Real Alcázar de Sevilla.
• Royal Alcázar of Segovia, administered by the Patronato del Alcázar de Segovia
• Albéniz Palace (the King's official residence in Catalonia) in the city of Barcelona, under the care of Generalitat of Catalonia.
• Marivent Palace (the King's summer residence) in Palma de Mallorca, under the care of Government of the Balearic Islands.
• Valladolid Royal Palace (Valladolid, Castile)
• Royal Residence of La Mareta (Lanzarote, Canary Islands)
• San Jeronimo el Real, Church/Monastery, Madrid

Former royal palaces

• Alcázar of Segovia
• Alhambra
• Aljafería
• Buen Retiro Palace
• Castle Alcázar of Segorbe
• Castle of Bellver
• Castle of Burgos
• Del Real Palace
• Generalife
• Palace of Charles V
• Palacio de la Ribera
• Palau Reial de Pedralbes
• Palau Reial Major
• Royal Alcazar of Madrid
• Royal Palace of Olite
• Palace of la Magdalena
• Miramar Palace
• Palace of Valsain
• Royal Palace of Valladolid
• Torre de la Parada

External links

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Spanish Royal sites

Royal sites of the
Patrimonio Nacional

Royal Palaces	Madrid El Escorial El Pardo (Zarzuela) Aranjuez La Granja de San Ildefonso Riofrío Alcázar of Seville: Upper Apartments La Almudaina
Monasteries	Convent of Las Descalzas Reales Convent of La Encarnación Convent of Santa Clara Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas
Other	Casita del Príncipe (El Escorial) Casita del Príncipe (El Pardo) Casita del Infante Pantheon of Illustrious Men Convent of San Pascual Convent of Santa Isabel Colegio de Doncellas Nobles

Former
Royal Palaces¹

• Alcázar of Segovia
• Alcázar of the Caliphs of Córdoba
• Alcázar of the Catholic Monarchs
• Alhambra
• Aljafería
• Buen Retiro Palace
• Castle Alcázar of Segorbe
• Castle of Bellver
• Castle of Burgos
• Del Real Palace
• Generalife
• Madinat al-Zahra
• Miramar Palace
• Monastery of Yuste
• Palace of Charles V
• Palacio de la Magdalena
• El Quexigal
• Palacio de la Ribera
• Royal Palace of Estella
• Royal Palace of Olite
• Royal Palace of Perpignan
• Royal Palace of Pedralbes
• Palau Reial Major
• Palacio Real de Valladolid
• Royal Alcázar of Madrid
• Torre de la Parada
• Valldemossa Charterhouse

Former
Sub-national seats

• Castel Nuovo
• Royal Palace of Naples
• Palazzo dei Normanni
• Palazzo Regio
• Edificio de las Casas reales
• Palacio del Virrey (present-day the National Palace)
• Palacio de los Capitanes Generales de Cuba
• Palacio de los Capitanes Generales de Guatemala
• Palacio de Pizarro
• Palacio del Fuerte de Buenos Aires
• Palacio Real de Quito
• Palacio Virreinal de Santa Fé de Bogotá
• Palacio del Gobernador de Agaña
• Palacio del Gobernador de las Filipinas
• Palacio de los Gobernadores de Nuevo México
• Royal Palace of Brussels

¹This section includes the royal palaces of the Christian and Muslim medieval kingdoms  Category