House of the Prince
The Casita del Príncipe is an eighteenth-century building located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain. It was designed by the neoclassical architect Juan de Villanueva for the private use of the heir to the Spanish throne Charles, Prince of Asturias, and his wife Maria Luisa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: cultural property in El Escorial, Spain
- Also known as: “Casita del Principe” and “Casita del Príncipe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include El Escorial train station and Biblioteca Municipal de El Escorial.
El Escorial train station
Railway station
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El Escorial train station is a railway station, which is situated 350 metres northeast of House of the Prince.
Biblioteca Municipal de El Escorial
Library
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Biblioteca Municipal de El Escorial is a library, which is situated 600 metres east of House of the Prince.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Escorial and Zarzalejo.
El Escorial
San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a town about 45 km northwest of Madrid in Spain. Set in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, its chief attraction is the Monastery of El Escorial, a World Heritage Site that was the power centre of the Spanish empire under King Felipe II.
Zarzalejo
Village
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Zarzalejo is a village in the Community of Madrid in Sierra Oeste. It had 1,773 inhabitants in 2022. An ancient farmstead dating from Roman times was found here. It was occupied in the second and third centuries AD. Zarzalejo is situated 6 km southwest of House of the Prince.
Peguerinos
Village
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Peguerinos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the municipality had a population of 318 inhabitants. Peguerinos is situated 9 km northwest of House of the Prince.
House of the Prince
- Categories: building and museum
- Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“House of the Prince” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Casita del Príncipe”
- Esperanto: “Dometo de la Princo”
- Japanese: “カシータ・デル・プリンシペ”
- Scots: “Casita del Príncipe (El Escorial)”
- Spanish: “Casita de Abajo”
- Spanish: “Casita del Príncipe de Asturias o Casita de Abajo”
- Spanish: “Casita del Principe”
- Spanish: “Casita del Príncipe”
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