Aranjuez - city of the kings of Spain.

Aranjuez - a city in central Spain, the Madrid region, south of Madrid on the river Tagus and Jarama. From the sixteenth century, it houses the summer residence of the kings of Spain. In the Middle Ages there was built a great building  convalescent hospital for wounded knights in the war with Muslims during the Reconquista. Later, the Catholic kings of the hospital turned into a palace, and the whole area of ​​the royal residence. From that time to the nineteenth century it was the spring residence of the kings of Spain. On the other hand, the site of the former palace of Philip II built the Royal Palace - Aranjuez.

The main pillars of the local economy are hotels and tourism. Aranjuez has always been an attractive city for tourists with its Royal Palace, the gardens, the Tagus river and the landscapes. In 2001 this city was Designated as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO landscape, and since then, tourism has kept on Increasing. Much money was spent in order to Beautify Aranjuez and many pubs and restaurants were opened (from 2001 to 2004 Their number Increased 22%). In 2005 a large casino was opened in the city and in March 2008 the Tagus Hospital was opened.

Aranjuez has a football team, Real Aranjuez CF, Which plays in the Local Stadium, called "El Deleite".