The Casita del Infante of San Lorenzo de El Escorial !!!

Posted in Europe, Madrid, Spain

And now that my time to Spain is approaching once again, and the libido is going out the window, looking back in my blog once again feel not given credit to this area enough. I like to tell you that I have several posts on San Lorenzo de El Escorial and its monuments, especially the monastery. However , not on the house of the infante. This brief post will remind you or tell you of the wonders to see there besides the main building.

The Casita del Infante (also known as the Casita de Arriba) or small house of the sons of the king, but not the heir to the throne, is one of the residences of the Spanish Royal Family. It is a neoclassical building, built in the last third of the 18C, located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial in the Comunidad de Madrid region. It owes its name to the infante Gabriel de Borbón, son of Carlos III, who used it as a recreational and resting place.

San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo

This mansion is located on a promontory south of the Monastery of El Escorial and was conceived to host chamber music concerts, one of the great hobbies of Infante Gabriel de Borbón. It was carried out between 1771 and 1773, from a design by Juan de Villanueva, the same architect who drew the Casita del Príncipe or de Abajo (see below), which is located nearby.

It has Italian-style gardens on descending terraces and it was possible to listen to music from inside and outside. The original decoration was lost and the one that can be observed corresponds to the reigns of Carlos IV and Fernando VII. Vicente Gómez painted the vault with a fresco of the Four Seasons.

San Lorenzo

King Juan Carlos I resided there during the time he attended college and before getting married. His bedroom and the furniture he used are preserved there. On October 19, 1988, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia held a lunch in honor of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh.

San Lorenzo

Tourist office of San Lorenzo on the Casita del Infante

Tourist office Comunidad de Madrid on the Casita del Infante

Spain National Heritage on the Casita del infante

This marvelous house to see it , the best way is to have a car , however, you can go to the Casita del infante at about 1,8 km. It has good signage to lead you to it.  An opportunity to go into the wooded area and see something different from the Monastery and the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial not to leave with a great piece of history and wonderful architecture. Again, hope you enjoy the Casita del Infante  

And remember, happy travels, good heatlh , and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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