Palacio de Villavicencio

Today: Palacio de Villavicencio, en el Alcázar de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera

Place: Jerez de la Frontera
Kind: Palace
Built: c. 1664 to 1800
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The Baroque palace that Lorenzo Fernández de Villavicencio began to build in 1664 on one side of the alcázar, over Arab remains; the article's history places it in the 18th century. It holds what was saved of the municipal pharmacy's dispensary, and its main tower, the highest in the city, houses the camera obscura. It is part of the Alcázar complex, open to visits all year.

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