Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Aranjuez, Spain

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 5.2 km
Ascend 52 m
Descend 47 m

Explore Aranjuez in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Aranjuez

Sight 1: Jardín de la Isla

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The island's garden is a historic garden located north of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. It is one of the main gardening works of the Spanish Renaissance next to the Casa de Campo de Madrid. Since 1931 he is well of cultural interest and since 2001 he is a World Heritage as part of the Aranjuez cultural landscape declaration.

Wikipedia: Jardín de la Isla (Aranjuez) (ES)

953 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 2: Cuarteles de las Reales Guardias Walonas y Españolas

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The Barracks of the Spanish and Walloon Royal Guards are two almost identical neoclassical constructions built on the royal sites of Aranjuez, south of Madrid, by the French architect Jaime Marquet between 1770 and 1772. Its function was to house the Royal Corps Guards who were the protagonists of the Royal Days, military parades whose purpose was to promote the power of the absolute monarchy among the common people. Both constructions are located on both sides of the central axis of a pentadente that originally structured the Raso de la Estrella, a garden located at the foot of the main façade of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, where these parades took place. They are currently in a deplorable state of preservation.

Wikipedia: Cuarteles de las reales guardias españolas y valonas de Aranjuez (ES)

460 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Mansion of Silvela

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The Silvela Palace is a civil building located in the former Garden of Medicinal Plants of the Spanish Royal Family, today "Silvela Garden", in front of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez.

Wikipedia: Palacio Silvela (ES)

277 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Jardín del Rey

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Jardín del Rey Jose Luis Filpo Cabana / CC BY 3.0

The King's garden is a historic garden located next to the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Spain. In the second half of the 16th century, in its composition it mixes Hispano-Muslim heritage and Italian Renaissance influences, and is one of the few examples of the Renaissance landscape in Spain. Since 1931 it is Cultural Interest and since 2001 it is World Heritage as part of Aranjuez’s cultural landscape declaration.

Wikipedia: Jardín del Rey (Aranjuez) (ES)

163 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Jardín de la Reina

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The Queen's Garden is a historic garden located next to the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. Since 1931 it has been an Asset of Cultural Interest and since 2001 it has been a World Heritage Site as part of the declaration of Cultural Landscape of Aranjuez.

Wikipedia: Jardín de la Reina (Aranjuez) (ES)

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Jardín del Parterre

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The Parterre Garden is a historic garden located next to the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. It is one of the few examples of classic French gardening in Spain. Since 1931 it has been an Asset of Cultural Interest and since 2001 it has been a World Heritage Site as part of the declaration of Cultural Landscape of Aranjuez.

Wikipedia: Jardín del Parterre (Aranjuez) (ES)

565 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: Iglesia de San Antonio

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Iglesia de San Antonio Dirección General de Turismo. Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica. Comunidad de Madrid. / CC BY 3.0 es

The Church of San Antonio is a church located in Aranjuez, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within Aranjuez Cultural Landscape in 2003.

Wikipedia: San Antonio de Padua, Aranjuez (EN)

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Aranjuez

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Aranjuez is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Community of Madrid.

Wikipedia: Aranjuez (EN)

377 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Jardín de Isabel II

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Jardín de Isabel II

The Isabel II Garden is a historic garden located next to the Plaza de San Antonio, in Aranjuez. It was the first landscaped space for public use in the city and possibly one of the first of its kind in Spain. Since 1931 it has been an Asset of Cultural Interest and since 2001 it has been a World Heritage Site as part of the declaration of Cultural Landscape of Aranjuez.

Wikipedia: Jardín de Isabel II (Aranjuez) (ES)

1945 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 10: Casa del Labrador

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The Casa del Labrador is a neoclassical palace in Aranjuez, Spain. The name means "house of the farm labourer", and was borrowed from an earlier building on the site, although the new building was intended for royal use. It was designed to complement the Royal Palace, providing a place for the royal family to spend the day without some of the customary restrictions of court life.

Wikipedia: Casa del Labrador (EN)

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