The Royal family of Spain Consist of a King, Queen and their two daughter, the princess. You'd think that because they're the royal family and because there is a royal palace they would be living there right? Wrong. The Royal Palace of Madrid which was built in 1735 is now only used for royal ceremonies. The Royal Family reside at a different palace outside of Madrid. I ended up taking two trips to see the Royal Palace, just a quick train ride away from where I am living, it is easy to see a lot of different sights. My first trip to the palace was with our entire group and was led by Ricardo who gave us a walking tour of "Old Madrid", which we got to learn a lot about the history of Spain and a lot of fun facts along the way.
Right when you walk up, and before you can even get a good look at the palace you are in front of a statue. Technically you are Plaza de Oriente, which was where we first met up to start our tour. This statue was a moment created to honor Felipe IV who was the King of Spain and Portugal from 1621 until his death in 1665.
This is the view that you get right behind the statue of Felipe IV. This is the Royal Palace of Madrid. You can't go in through this way, or get close to the doors as there was a sign telling you how close you could get, along with a police officer there.
The Royal Palace of Madrid. While I did not go in for a an official tour, I got a good look from the outside. It's definitely what a palace in my opinion looks like. I hope to go back a third time and actually go on a tour and see the inside.
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