Palacio de las Dueñas

[2] The promoter of its opening to tourist visits (in 2016) was the then-current Duke of Alba, Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo.

[6] The palace's name derives from the monastery of Santa María de las Dueñas, which in 1248 was known to house nuns and servants of Saint Ferdinand and Alfonso X the Wise.

The style ranges from Gothic, to Moorish, to the Renaissance, with local influences in the bricks, shingles, tiles, whitewashed walls, and pottery.

At the entrance to the palace, in the main archway, there is the shield of the Duchy of Alba in tiles, made by Triana of Seville in the 17th or 18th century.

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My childhood are memories of a patio and a bright potager where the lemon tree ripens The courtyard garden, divided into four parts in keeping with its traditional Islamic style, includes tiled paths and a centralized raised fountain.

According to the newspaper El País, these items are protected under Andalusian law, prohibiting their sale and safeguarding their place in the palace.

There is also a watercolor by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, painted during her visit in 1960 when she stayed in the bedroom once used by France's Empress Eugénie de Montijo.

The Palacio de las Dueñas also has a significant collection of antique furniture, ceramics, and other artifacts, including decorative arts, sculpture of Ancient Rome and contemporary (Mariano Benlluire), Flemish tapestries of the 16th and 17th centuries (Willem de Pannemaker), mosaics, and many other pieces of art.