El Parterre Garden (Jardín del Parterre)

The Jardín del Parterre is a beautiful stylized garden just behind the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. It's a French garden designed by King Phillip II that flanks the lazy Tajo River and features curvy plots of bright yellow and purple flowers surrounded by magnolia-lined pathways and some truly gorgeous and monumental fountains like the Fountain of Ceres and the massive Fountain of Hercules.