Palace of the Dukes of Alba

The palace was constructed by Jaime Marquet between 1755 and 1766 as a summer residence for the Dukes of Alba, and currently houses a school.

Where once was a medieval castle belonging to the Álvarez de Toledo family, the French architect Jaime Marquet constructed a palace for Fernando de Silva, 12th Duke of Alba between 1755 and 1766.

His granddaughter María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba invited to the palace famous visitors such as the painter Francisco Goya The palace suffered damage during the Napoleonic wars and the Spanish Civil War.

It was declared a monument in 1993. the palace now houses a school and the gardens are a public park.

French contemporary architecture was well known to the 12th duke, who was ambassador of Spain in France during the 1750s.