It is well worth spending a little extra to get a guided tour: these tours are available several languages and are done by real experts who know and love the palace. Go on the tour with a good guide and you will learn so many things that you would otherwise miss about the history of the palace and its contents.... More

What to say about a place wich so much history, and so well maintaned.

We went here for a couple of hours and really enjoyed it, we didn't go inside the palace but did visit the gardens which are exceptional. Be sure to walk to the very end of the gardens to a place called "the sea". You really need to spend an overnight in Segovia to be able to do this, as there... More

Plan on spending about 2 hours here at a minimum. Lovely place really and a great way to spend a half day if you are staying at the parador.

This royal palace was built by Felipe V, the first Bourbon king in Spain who came from France. Felipe V fell in love with the area where the palace was built and ordered the palace to be built as his retirement home. The palace was started in 1720 and finished in 1723. French architects who worked on the palace and... More

My husband, daughter and I enjoyed a lovely morning walking along the verdant aisles of this expansive park, admiring the fountains, the majestic, old trees, and the effort that the busy gardeners put into maintaining and improving this enormous park. Allow plenty of time to smell the roses, the water falls, and the baroque statues and fountains. Unfortunately, when we... More

My purpose in visiting La Granja de Ildefonso, was to see the Water Show Fountains, but there are a lot more to see, from the Royal Palace to the Glass Factory. But I will only comment on the gardens and the water show, because I didn´t have the time to see the rest. First and before visiting the garden, do... More

I visited La Granja 10 years ago on a garden tour of Spain and saw the fabulous monumental fountains flowing. My husband and I returned last week on a day trip from Madrid because the gardens are so impressive. They are modeled after French gardens such as Versailles but have the advantage of hilly Spanish terrain so cascades run down... More

We took a day trip out of Madrid to Segovia and from Segovia caught the local bus to La Granja/San Ildefonso for just 1.05 Euro. The bus runs on an irregular schedule and makes a few local stops, but you can get the schedule at the bus station in Segovia or the TI in San Ildefonso. We chose the unguided... More