Spanish royal sites
Royal Palace of Madrid, the official residence of the king
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)
Palace of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso
- 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)
- Benedictine Abbey of Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos (Madrid)
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
- Royal Palace of Valladolid
- Torre de la Parada
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