Patio de la Montería, Medieval courtyard in Real Alcazar, Seville, Spain.
Patio de la Montería is a courtyard within the Royal Palace Real Alcázar in Seville, featuring stone walls, ornate arches, and selective plantings of cypress trees, rosebushes, and climbing vines. The space combines open ground areas with shaded sections beneath the covered arcades.
King Peter I of Castile began major construction in the 14th century that transformed this space into a gathering point for royal hunting parties. The courtyard developed as a key part of a broader renovation of the palace complex.
The courtyard blends Moorish and Christian design elements, with Islamic geometric patterns visible throughout the European royal architecture that visitors still see today. This combination of two traditions shapes how the space feels when you walk through it.
Visitors enter the courtyard through the Lion Gate from Plaza del Triunfo, following a direct path toward the main palace areas. Visiting in the morning provides the most comfortable conditions as the shaded arcades cover a larger portion of the ground.
The space functioned as an assembly point where hunters, horses, and hunting dogs gathered before departing on expeditions into the nearby marshlands around Seville. This role made it a center of activity and preparation before the actual hunts began.
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