🏛️ Royal Garden & Viveros Garden
Historic urban parks in Valencia's city centre, built on the site of a medieval royal palace
📌 Fast Facts
- Also known as: Jardines del Real or Jardines del Palacio Real
- Location: Central Valencia, Spain
- Size: Approximately 63,000 square metres of urban parkland
- Original structure: Islamic Alcázar, later Palacio Real de Valencia
The Royal Garden and Viveros Garden form a historic urban park complex in Valencia's city centre that occupies the former grounds of a medieval royal palace. The site originated as an Islamic Alcázar dating to the 11th or 12th century and was transformed into the Palacio Real de Valencia following the Christian conquest in 1238. As of 2026, the gardens function as a fully accessible public green space without entrance fees, preserving fragments of Valencia's multicultural heritage within an ...