Aranjuez Cultural Landscape

The Aranjuez Cultural Landscape, inscribed in 2001, is an outstanding example of 18th-century European garden design reflecting the interaction between nature and human creativity along the flood plains of the Tagus and Jarama rivers south of Madrid. The Royal Palace of Aranjuez, with its elaborate formal gardens, served as the spring residence of the Spanish royal family. The strawberries and asparagus grown on the fertile plains surrounding Aranjuez are considered among the finest in Spain.