Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso
The Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso (Spanish: Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso), known as La Granja, is an early 18th-century palace in the small town of San Ildefonso, located in the hills near Segovia and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Madrid, within the Province of Segovia in central Spain.
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso
Real Sitio de San Ildefonso (Segovia), Spain
1721
Exclusive property for the monarch: 1724
25,000 square metres (270,000 sq ft)
146 hectares (360 acres) of gardens
Palacio de San Ildefonso con sus dependencias y Jardines
Non-movable
Monument
11 August 1925
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Jardines del Palacio de San Ildefonso
Non-movable
Historic Garden
3 June 1931
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It became the summer residence of the Kings of Spain from the 1720s during the reign of King Felipe V. The palace is in a restrained Baroque style, surrounded by extensive gardens in the formal Jardin à la française style with sculptural fountains. It is now open to the public as a museum.
La Granja facade at Patio de la Herradura.
Fountains and Patio de Coches facade.
Fountain in the gardens of La Granja.
Facade detail.
Sphinx on rear terrace at La Granja.
El Mar (The Sea)
Patio de la Herradura courtyard
Print of La Granja palace and gardens in 1873.
