Editing Monarchy of Spain (section)

===Residences and royal sites===
{{See also|Spanish royal sites}}
The king and queen preside over many official functions at the [[Royal Palace of Madrid|Oriente Palace]] in [[Madrid]].<ref name="Spanish royal sites">{{Cite web |url=http://www.patrimonionacional.es/ |title=National Heritage Official Website |access-date=26 November 2009 |archive-date=19 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919132113/http://www.patrimonionacional.es/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, King Felipe and Queen Letizia and their family reside at the ''Pavilion'', a modest home on the El Pardo estate, near his parents' residence at La Zarzuela.<ref name="An Engaging Monarchy" /><ref name="Su casa">{{cite news |language = es |title = Su casa: Aquí vivirán después de casarse |trans-title = Your Home: They will live here after their wedding |newspaper = [[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]] |year = 2004 |url = http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-13-11-2007/abc/Nacional/zarzuela-anuncia-el-cese-temporal-de-la-convivencia-matrimonial-de-los-duques-de-lugo_1641343084090.html |access-date = 2009-12-02 |archive-date = 2 April 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190402115728/https://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-13-11-2007/abc/Nacional/zarzuela-anuncia-el-cese-temporal-de-la-convivencia-matrimonial-de-los-duques-de-lugo_1641343084090.html |url-status = live }}</ref> King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía have spent the majority of their time at the La [[Zarzuela Palace]], a former hunting lodge on the [[Royal Palace of El Pardo|El Pardo]] estate on the outskirts of Madrid. The El Pardo Palace itself has served as the "guest house" for visiting heads of state since the 1980s.

The Oriente Palace and the palaces of the El Pardo estate form part of the "[[Spanish royal sites]]", a collective term used to denote the set of palaces, monasteries, and convents built under royal patronage throughout history. Royal sites are owned by the state and administered by the ''[[Patrimonio Nacional]]'' (National Heritage) on behalf of the government of the day, and made available for the king as the head of state. Whenever a member of the royal family is not in residence, the royal site is made available for public visitations. The royal household coordinates directly with the National Heritage Council and relevant government ministries or other interests in their planning and staging of state events, with royal sites often providing the setting.

Juan Carlos began a tradition of taking his family on annual holidays to the island of [[Palma de Mallorca]], staying at the [[Marivent Palace]] there since the 1960s.<ref name="An Engaging Monarchy" /> Juan Carlos, known as a keen yachtsman, was presented with a yacht by the [[Balearic Islands]] and a consortium of local business leaders in 2001 as part of an effort to further associate the royal family with the islands, and to promote the islands as a tourist destination.<ref name="Fortuna">{{cite web| title=El yate del Rey sale más caro| url=http://www.elsiglodeuropa.es/siglo/historico/temapor2000/417%20temaportada.htm| publisher=El Siglo| access-date=17 August 2009| archive-date=4 July 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704202858/http://www.elsiglodeuropa.es/siglo/historico/temapor2000/417| url-status=dead}}</ref> The yacht, known as the ''Fortuna'', is also owned by the State and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional.<ref name="Fortuna" />