Palace of Linares (Palacio de Linares)

The Palace of Linares (Palacio de Linares) is a protected historic palace in central Madrid, located at Plaza de Cibeles and serving as the seat of Casa de América. It was declared a national historic-artistic monument in 1976 and the building's interior is described in tourist sources as available for visits and tours. Popular travel guides and cultural listings include the palace among Madrid attractions, noting its architectural and cultural significance. In contemporary popular culture and tourism the palace is frequently described as "mysterious" and associated with legends of hauntings. These claims are presented in secondary sources such as travel lists and podcast episodes rather than in primary eyewitness reports or academic investigations cited in the supplied material. For example, an archived podcast episode frames stories about the palace as narratives of aristocratic tragedy and alleges paranormal activity in particular parts of the building; the supplied excerpts do not provide corroborating primary evidence for these episodes' assertions. Because the supplied sources for supernatural claims are popular-media and folkloric in nature, descriptions of hauntings are treated here as part of the site's folklore and tourist narrative rather than verified paranormal events. Further archival or primary-source research would be required to document historical details (construction date, original owners) and any named spirits or substantiated eyewitness testimony.