Liria Palace, Neoclassical palace in Madrid, Spain
Liria Palace is a neoclassical palace in the Universidad district of Madrid serving as a museum and art gallery. The rooms spread across two floors with salons, a chapel and a garden at the rear of the building.
The third Duke of Berwick and Liria commissioned architects Louis Guilbert and Ventura Rodríguez to build this residence between 1767 and 1785. After a fire in 1936 during the civil war, the building was rebuilt over the following decades.
The collection includes paintings by Goya, Titian and Rubens hanging in the salons, showing the taste of several generations. Visitors also see personal belongings of the Alba family, including letters and documents from five centuries.
Guided tours with audio guides run in groups of 20 people and last around 65 minutes through 14 main rooms on the ground floor and first floor. The route is not suitable for wheelchair users as several staircases must be climbed.
The palace library holds 18,000 prints including the first edition of Don Quixote and the largest collection of Christopher Columbus handwritten manuscripts. The former stables now serve as a space for contemporary art with exhibitions relating to the historical collection of the House of Alba.
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