The Spanish Royal Sites (reales sitios) are a set of palaces, monasteries, and convents built for and under the patronage of the Spanish monarchy. A palace is a grand residence especially the home of a Head of state or some other high-ranking Public figure. This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. A convent is a community of Priests religious brothers religious sisters or Nuns or the building used by the community particularly in the Roman Catholic Church 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. Patrimonio Nacional (National Heritage is a Spanish state agency under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister of Spain, that administers the sites owned by the Spanish Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

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

Contents 1 Royal palaces 2 Royal convents and monasteries 3 Sanctuaries under royal patronage 4 Other royal sites residences 5 External links

Royal palaces

• Royal Palace of Madrid (Madrid) (official residence of the King)

• The Zarzuela Palace (Madrid) (de facto residence of the King and Royal Family)

• Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Royal Castle & Monastery of El Escorial (Madrid)

• El Pardo Royal Palace (Madrid)

• Aranjuez Royal Palace (Madrid)

• La Granja de San Ildefonso Royal Palace (Segovia)

• Riofrío Royal Palace (Segovia)

• La Almudaína Royal Palace (Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears)

Royal convents and monasteries

• Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales (Madrid)

• Monasterio de Yuste (Cáceres)

• Real Monasterio de la Encarnación (Madrid)

• Abadía Benedictina de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos (Madrid)

• Real Monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas (Valladolid)

• Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Huelgas (Burgos)

Sanctuaries under royal patronage

• Panteón de Hombres Ilustres (Madrid)

• Real Convento de San Pascual (Madrid)

• Monasterio de 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:

• Reales Alcázares de Sevilla (Royal Castle of Seville) in Seville under the care of Patronato del Real Alcázar de Sevilla. An official residence is the residence at which Heads of state, Heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially El Escorial is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery royal palace museum and school Segovia is a province of central/northern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. Segovia is a province of central/northern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. Palma is the major City and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain The Balearic Islands ( Catalan and official Illes Balears; Spanish: Islas Baleares) are an Archipelago in the western Mediterranean Cáceres is a province of western Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura. The Valle de los Caídos (in English Valley of the Fallen) is a monumental memorial in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, erected at Cuelgamuros Valley Valladolid is a province of central/northwest Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The Alcázar of Seville (Spanish "Alcázares Reales de Sevilla" or "Royal Alcazars of Seville" is a royal palace in Seville, Spain. Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain.
• Albéniz Palace (the King's official residence in Catalonia) in the city of Barcelona, under the care of Generalitat de Catalunya. Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain.
• Marivent Palace (the King's summer residence) in Palma de Mallorca, under the care of Government of the Balearic Islands. Palma is the major City and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain The Balearic Islands ( Catalan and official Illes Balears; Spanish: Islas Baleares) are an Archipelago in the western Mediterranean
• Valladolid Royal Palace (Valladolid, Castile)
• Royal Residence of La Mareta (Lanzarote, Canary Islands)
• Palacio del Buen Retiro, Madrid - historical, destroyed
• San Jeronimo el Real‎, Church/Monastery, Madrid

External links

• Patrimonio Nacional (in Spanish)

Spanish royal sites
Palaces: Palacio Real de Madrid | Zarzuela | El Escorial | El Pardo | Aranjuez | La Granja | Riofrío | Alcázares de Sevilla | La Almudena
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Sanctuaries under royal patronage: Panteón de Hombres Ilustres | San Pascual | Sta. The Valle de los Caídos (in English Valley of the Fallen) is a monumental memorial in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, erected at Cuelgamuros Valley Isabel | Colegio de Doncellas Nobles

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