With this visit we are gonna discover the Palace of Dueñas, an andalousian house, residence of the Duchess of Alba, a woman who was able to maintain a palace like this, due to the number of noble titles she possessed, reason why she appears in the Guiness Book of Records.
We will visit the Mushrooms, a modern building with wavy appearance and forward looking style, that is the only place in Seville from which you can see the sites constructed for the Exposition celebrated in Seville in 1992.
Palace of Dueñas Main Entrance
- You can see at the entrance of the Palace, the coat of arms of the House of Alba at the top and a alarge number of orange trees before entering the family residence.
This palace was the place where the Duchess spent the last years of her life, property that would later pass to her son.
A tour of the palace and its gardens will give us an insight into the life of this woman and her personality.
Cayetana was a lover of horseback riding, a sport in which she won equestrian competitions. From a very young age, she loved horses.
The stage was Cayetana´s personal corner, where she developed her two great passions: painting and Flamenco.
In this room we find one of her favourite regional dresses, as well as the shoes she used to wear to stamp on the stage.
The Mushrooms
The tour includes the guide fee, the tickets for the Palace of Dueñas and the Mushrooms and the hotel pick-up if your hotel is nearby.
The tour doesn´t include the drinks and snacks consumed during the tour.
This tour involves entrance fees to monuments, so make sure you arrive on time to respect the times the tickets have.
On sundays, the Palace of Dueñas closes at 15:00.