El Pardo Palace's Gardens, Historic garden in El Pardo, Madrid, Spain

El Pardo Palace's Gardens is a formal garden space in northern Madrid, distinguished by straight pathways and carefully arranged tree groupings. The grounds feature maintained lawns, flower beds along the palace facade, an ancient moat area with towering pines and magnolias, historic fountains at the main entrance, and grassy spaces bordered by trimmed hedges that reflect the classical layout.

The gardens belong, like the palace, to Patrimonio Nacional. In 1934 they were declared artistic gardens, which makes them a bien de interés cultural in the category of historic garden. At the end of the main avenue, against the palace sides, the original moat of the 15th-century castle still stands.

The gardens belong to Patrimonio Nacional along with the palace, and in 1934 they were declared artistic gardens, which makes them a bien de interés cultural as a historic garden. The geometric parterres and axial paths laid out from the palace show the Italian model the designers followed.

The gardens lie beside the Palacio de El Pardo, north of Madrid, and belong to Patrimonio Nacional. The main avenue links the gala entrance to the palace's main door, with groves of stone pines, magnolias, Spanish firs and cedars on both sides. Look for the 15th-century castle moat still attached to the palace walls.

The 15th-century castle moat still runs along the palace sides at the end of the main avenue, a remnant predating the gardens themselves. Look for it where the gravel parterres and two small fountains meet the building's flanks.