Jardínes del Marquesado de la Quinta Roja

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Also known as the Jardín Victoria, these French-influenced 18th-century gardens cascade in terraces down the hillside and are crowned by a small marble mausoleum, built as a tomb for the Marqués de la Quinta Roja. However, apparently his wife and mother disagreed about where to lay his body when he died, so the crypt was not used for its original purpose, and no one knows what (or who) lies within.