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.

It became the summer residence of the kings of Spain from the 1720s during the reign of King Philip 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.

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Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso ranks #326 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 600 mapped in Spain. Founded 1721, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 13,992 times in the last 60 days, more than 95% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Segovia, 11 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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