Holiday retreat of King Baudouin of Belgium, in Motril (Granada), opens its doors | Video

Motril (Granada, Spain), June 29 (EFE).- In one of the most privileged points of Playa Granada, in the municipality of Motril, and in the tranquility of a unique place, the INEIS Foundation has opened 'Villa Astrida' to the public, the holiday retreat of the Belgian kings Baudouin and Fabiola from the sixties until the monarch died there in 1993 of a heart attack.

It is a paradisiacal place located on the Tropical Coast of Granada, just 50 meters from the seashore and from where you can see the Sierra Nevada.

This estate that King Baudouin baptized with the name 'Villa Astrida' in memory of his mother, Queen Astrid, served him to escape from the hustle and bustle and find "peace and tranquility," the manager of the King Baudouin Memorial, Isabel, explains to EFE. Ferrer.

CAMERA: ALBA FEIXAS.

FOOTAGE OF "VILLA ASTRIDA", EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR IN MOTRIL, GRANADA, SPAIN.

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Date: 29/06/2024 13:11 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Human interest » People
Politics » Government » Heads of state
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 181 seconds
Reference: 55014011660
Relevance: Normal