The royal palace is no longer used as a residence,
but it has been kept intact since it last functioned as
home to the king, primarily serving as a tourist attraction.  The entire palace is not open to the public, but most
of the more important rooms can be visited. The palace
is interesting in its own right, in particular its architecture
and gardens (there are two, the Jardines del Moro and the
Sabattini gardens). There are also some excellent frescos
inside the palace by Ti?polo, and paintings by Vel?zquez,
Goya, Rubens, El Greco, Juan de Flandes and Caravaggio,
among others.
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