Museum

Royal Palace of Riofrío

Royal Palace of Riofrío
Royal Palace of Riofrío

Royal Palace of Riofrío is a museum in Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Spain.

About Royal Palace of Riofrío

The Royal Palace of Riofrío is one of the residences of the Spanish royal family. It is under the management of Patrimonio Nacional, a government agency dedicated to the care and maintenance of properties owned by the Spanish state which the royal family uses. The building is set in a wooded deer-park in the municipality of San Ildefonso, in the province of Segovia, central Spain.

The palace is Italian style with a square floor plan and three stories high, designed by the Italian architect Virgilio Rabaglio in the image and likeness of the Royal Palace of Madrid. It is surrounded by an extensive forest of 625 hectares, where fallow deer and deer, among others, live.

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Founded
1751

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