Monterrey Palace
Technical sheet
- Name: Monterrey Palace
- Address: Monterrey Square No 2
- Postal Code: 37002
- Locality: Salamanca
- Province: Salamanca
- Country: Spain
- Tele: 923 213020
- Fax: 923 213020
- E-mail: info@palaciodemonterrey.com
- Web: palaciodemonterrey.com
Info
First activity: Residence of the Duke of Alba and museum.
16th century palace, ordered to be built by the 3rd Count of Monterrey to Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón and Fray Martín de Santiago.
Historic building declared a National Monument in 1929, but also one of the most beloved residences for the House of Alba, and that the family continues to use today.
The visit offers us to enter the most intimate environment of the family, where we will enjoy an important artistic collection, including pictorial works of the likes of José de Ribera, Alonso Sánchez Coello or Carreño de Miranda, pieces of furniture ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, tapestries and a wide variety of decorative arts.
In addition, the palace offers the possibility of developing events and events of a private nature, both in the halls open to the public, and in non-visitable areas.
16th century palace, ordered to be built by the 3rd Count of Monterrey to Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón and Fray Martín de Santiago.
Historic building declared a National Monument in 1929, but also one of the most beloved residences for the House of Alba, and that the family continues to use today.
The visit offers us to enter the most intimate environment of the family, where we will enjoy an important artistic collection, including pictorial works of the likes of José de Ribera, Alonso Sánchez Coello or Carreño de Miranda, pieces of furniture ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, tapestries and a wide variety of decorative arts.
In addition, the palace offers the possibility of developing events and events of a private nature, both in the halls open to the public, and in non-visitable areas.