Aranjuez entdecken

The Church of San Antonio is a Baroque church on the main square of Aranjuez, begun in 1752 to designs by Santiago Bonavía as a chapel serving both the court and the townspeople. A circular body crowned by a lantern rises behind a portico of five arches, and long arcaded galleries link it to the neighbouring buildings of the square.

The Royal Palace of Aranjuez is a former spring residence of the Spanish kings, begun under Philip II in the 16th century and enlarged in the 18th century around a wide forecourt, the Plaza de Parejas. The visit leads through the furnished royal apartments, and the palace stands beside the Tagus between the Parterre and Isla gardens.

The Casa del Labrador is a neoclassical pavilion in the Jardín del Príncipe at Aranjuez, built for Charles IV from 1794 to designs by Juan de Villanueva and finished by Isidro González Velázquez. Its rooms keep their original silk hangings, furniture and clocks, with Roman mosaics from Mérida set into the floors, and are shown on guided visits.