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

Posted in Europe, Madrid, Spain

Once again will tell you about my dear Spain , and a memorable family spot as well, I have written well on it but found me two wonderful pictures of the interior in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me. Therefore, here is my take on the Casita del Infante of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, interiors !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

The famous town, see my other posts in my blog of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is only 53 km from Segovia, and 62 km from Madrid from where we came here by car along the M30 ring road dir Badajoz to exit/salida 20B dir Carretera de Castilla or M500 road then bear right on exit/salida 2 dir Pozuelo on the M503 road then bear right at roundabout continue same road see panel El Escorial next roundabout bear right onto the M600 or Carretera Brunete-El Escorial ,entering the town bear left onto M505 road continue but cutoff on same road turning right on Carretera de Robledo a paved road in the forest continue name becomes the Paseo de Carlos III shorlty on your right hand side is the main entrance to the Casita del Infante,and you can park across the street,

The Casita del Infante aka 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, It owes its name to the infante Gabriel de Borbón, son of Carlos III, who used it as a recreational and resting place.

Located south of the Monastery of El Escorial, this square building is constructed entirely of granite on two levels. Ionic columns crown the structure, and Italianate gardens surround the building in the Herrierian style. The architect Juan de Villanueva designed this building between 1771 and 1773 for Gabriel de Bourbon, son of King Carlos III. The project reflected the royal building efforts of that era and expressed the architectural ideals of the time. The central hall features a dome adorned with allegorical paintings of music, reflecting its original function as a chamber music room. The decorations demonstrate the importance the royal family placed on the arts in this place. King Juan Carlos I lived in this building while studying law, and his bedroom and study furniture is still preserved inside. These personal belongings tell the story of how different generations of the royal family connected with this place.

The San Lorenzo de El Escorial tourist office on the Casita del Infante: https://www.sanlorenzoturismo.es/en/what-to-visit/princes-cottage-or-upper-cottage/

The Comunidad de Madrid region tourist office on San Lorenzo de El Escorial: https://www.visitmadrid.es/donde-ir/san-lorenzo-escorial

The National Heritage of Spain on San Lorenzo de El Escorial: https://www.patrimonionacional.es/en/visita/royal-site-san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial

There you go folks, this marvelous house is worth the detour , me think , the best way is to have a car , however, you can walk 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 of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, interiors !!! as I,

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

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Published by pedmar10

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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