en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Falco family has initiated the first restoration works on their historic family estate, El Rincón Palace, located in Aldea del Fresno, Community of Madrid. Built in 1862, the palace gained widespread recognition following the wedding of Tamara Falcó and Íñigo Onieva in July 2023, but its history dates back further to the 19th century. It is a large private estate featuring a church, gardens, and a long gallery.
The first phase of the restoration focuses on structural preservation, primarily targeting the roofs of the palace and the church. In the 2022 Netflix documentary The Marchioness, Tamara Falcó highlighted moisture issues on the roof, mentioning that "5,000 square meters of roof need repair." Her father, Carlos Falcó, had previously acknowledged that maintaining the estate could cost "over €10,000 per month." This restoration, authorized by the heritage department, is being undertaken precisely to prevent roof moisture from further endangering irreplaceable original elements such as walls and wooden structures.
El Rincón Palace was built in 1862 by banker and businessman Juan Manuel de Manzanedo González de la Torre, who was later granted the title of Duke of Santoña. The estate historically spanned approximately 800 hectares, and today retains over one hundred hectares. After the Spanish Civil War, the estate changed hands several times before becoming associated with the Falco family. In the 1970s, Carlos Falcó and his brother promoted the establishment of the El Rincón Safari Park on the grounds.
Currently, the owners' priorities are to protect the structure and advance the administrative procedures for a change of use permit, in order to determine the estate's future. Its future purpose has not been publicly confirmed; possibilities include consolidating it as an event space, strengthening its role as a filming location, exploring tourism avenues, or retaining it as a family heritage asset. In recent years, the estate has been used for weddings, private celebrations, and film shoots; the television series The Promise was filmed on location there.
The case of this estate reflects common issues in private heritage conservation: how to find a future for a large historic property without making it an unbearable burden or distorting its identity. Currently, the restoration of El Rincón Palace is focused on the roofs, the church, and the most vulnerable structures. Whether it will eventually be transformed into a boutique hotel or maintain a mixed-use model remains uncertain.
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