archbishop palace

I am confused by the review that says this site is open for guided tours. We were told at the tourist office that it is private property and not open for visits. Since it is a/the site where Isabella met Columbus, and the site where Catherine of Aragon was born (or maybe baptized) it is an important historic site. Given that so many cathedrals and monasteries are open for tours, it is a disappointment that the archbishop/diocese does not consider the option for this palace. Or that the tourist office gave us misinformation! We live two blocks away and pass the site almost every day and sigh. It is beautiful from the outside.

The palace is on the pretty, less crowded side of the city. Beautiful building with interesting history...wish we could see the inside. Loved seeing all the storks on the old building in the walled yard area.

The original spanish name sounds so much more grand!!! A very nice place to wander and explore, There were tours of the interior, but only in Spanish. The area is surrounded by a plaza that is a gathering place for locals in the evenings The Archbishop Palace is located at Plaza del Palacio. It was built in the 13th century as a palace-fortress to house the archbishops of Toledo until the 19th century. The façade was designed by Alonso de Covarrubias in the 16th century. There is a large tower called the Tenorio Tower that was added in the 14th century, and this shows the former use of the building as a defense fortress. Very very nice indeed!!!

A very nice place to wander and explore, more exterior than interior. We heard there were tours of the interior, but only in Spanish. The area is surrounded by a plaza that is a gathering place for locals in the evenings and weekends, plenty of kids and the liveliness of community life.

The Archbishop Palace is located at Plaza del Palacio. It was built in the 13th century by Rodrigo Ximenez de Rada (hero of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212) as a palace-fortress to house the archbishops of Toledo until the 19th century. The façade was designed by Alonso de Covarrubias in the 16th century. There is a large tower called the Tenorio Tower that was added in the 14th century, and this shows the former use of the building as a defense fortress. In 1485 Catalina de Aragon was born in the palace. She was the younger daughter of Queen Isabel of Castille and King Fernando of Aragon. She was married to Henry VIII of England in 1509. In the 15th and 16th century the palace was transformed into a Renaissance palace under Arhbishops Cisneros, Fonseca, and Tavera. In the middle of the 19th century it was restored with a Neogothic and Mudejar style by Manuel Laredo. The Palace suffered a serious fire in 1939, that not only destroyed an artistic legacy but also the State's Central Archives.

El complejo del palacio arzobispal y la iglesia contigua, son de una construcción detallista y muy cuidada del periodo mudejar español del siglo XIII. Adicionalmente a esta maravilla, la historia siempre deja su marca: aquí vivio Catalina de Aragón antes de ser Reina de Inglaterra y esposa de Enrique VIII.

La fachada del Palacio es preciosa. Está muy céntrico por lo que es una vista obligatoria de Alcalá.

Una magnífica fachada renacentista, consta con unos ventanales platerescos y unos arcos de medio punto sobre el ventanal central de puede ver (no admirar, por la lejania)un escudo de armas

Es uno de los sitios que más me gustan de la ciudad, por su tranquilidad, el ruido de las palomas, la plaza de las Bernardas y el Museo Regional al lado... es un sitio en el que puedes sentarte y ver a la gente pasar, además de disfrutar de los mercadillos medievales que se hacen frente a él.Desgraciadamente al palacio no puedes entrar, solo puedes verlo desde la valla...

O Palácio está localizado na Plaza del Palácio ,construida como uma fortaleza e para a residência dos arcebispos de Toledo.Sua fachada exterior é uma obra prima arquitetônica ,e merece a visita para a contemplação desse belo edifício.

Situado junto a las murallas de la ciudad y en un entorno estupendo. Lo mejor, sentarse en la plaza de las bernardas al atardecer para escuchar a las cigüeñas que viven sobre él.

Es un edificio antiguo y majestuoso, actualmente no es visitable ya que hace un tiempo se perdió casi todo lo que tenían. Anexo tiene la posibilidad de realizar una visita guiada por la muralla y se ve un poco del interior del recinto arzobispal y te explican un poco la historia

Lamentablemente perdido en gran parte al incendio de agosto de 1939, conserva el sabor medieval con toques renacentistas. Bellísimo paseo desde la calle Mayor, por la plaza de San Felipe y de Palacio, para enfilar la plaza de las Bernardas. Hoy es sede del Obispado. Merece la pena contemplar la fachada y el torreón de Tenorio.

Su exterior muestra la riqueza y el poder del obispado, aunque actualmente no se utiliza ni se puede ver por dentro.

El Palacio Arzobispal, merece ir a verlo,y pararse a contemplar, el impresionante escudo que cuelga en la fachada, ya que es uno de los escudos más grandes que puedas ver en las fachadas de diferentes edificios antiguos