TRIP TO THE PAST

The Velarde Palace, also known as Las Arenas, had its origin in a late medieval tower, much smaller than what we know today. Sister of another located in the Plaza del Canton, both belonged to the Velarde family.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, Pedro and Alonso Velarde enlarged the building by adding Renaissance elements to ennoble and expand the original construction. Over time, the building suffered periods of abandonment and several reforms and extensions both because of its ruin or to follow other artistic tastes, especially in the Baroque period.