Casita del Príncipe de El Pardo

Over het museum

The Casita del Príncipe de El Pardo was built in 1784 on the commission of Charles III for his son, the then Prince of Asturias and future Charles IV. The design was by Juan de Villanueva, the same architect as the little houses of El Escorial. The idea was to have a place to rest during the day, which is why it has no bedrooms.

The building draws on Italian casinos and French ermitages. It combines granite and brick in predominantly horizontal volumes and is surrounded by neoclassical gardens, formerly hunting grounds and botanical experiment sites. Its roughly 1,800 m² are spread over four floors with small rooms.

Inside, the highlights are the stuccos imitating marble, the collections of embroidery and silks, and the paintings by Lucas Jordán, Anton Raphael Mengs and Francisco Bayeu, who painted the frescoes on the dining-room vault (1788). After nearly two decades closed and a refurbishment at the beginning of the 21st century, it reopened to the public in 2009. Since 1931 it has been listed as a Bien de Interés Cultural (cultural heritage asset), and it is managed by Patrimonio Nacional.

Hoogtepunten

• Neoclassical pavilion by Juan de Villanueva (1784)
• Stucco walls imitating marble
• Frescoes by Francisco Bayeu on the dining-room vault
• Paintings by Lucas Jordán and Mengs, embroidery and silks
• Neoclassical gardens of the Royal Site of El Pardo

Vaste collectie

• Salas y decoración de la Casita del Príncipe – Guided tour through the small rooms of the pavilion, with stuccos imitating marble, embroidery and silks, paintings by Lucas Jordán, Mengs and Bayeu, and the furniture of the heir to the throne.

Beheerder

Patrimonio Nacional

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Basic rate of €5 per person. Patrimonio Nacional’s general free-admission schemes, including the free-entry slot for EU citizens, do not apply to the Casas del Príncipe for capacity reasons.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

There is access for people with disabilities, and manual wheelchairs are available for visitors. The entrance is from the Paseo del Pardo, passing the Cuartel del Rey.

Kinderen & gezin

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Patrimonio Nacional runs guided family visits for children aged 6 to 12 (90 minutes, up to 12 participants) on specific dates between March and June.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The Casita is in the Royal Site of El Pardo, about 14 km from the centre of Madrid. By car, take the M-30 to the El Pardo turn-off and the M-605. Access to the Casita is via the Paseo del Pardo, passing the Cuartel del Rey.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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