The Lion´s gate leads to the Lion's Patio. Ahead, passing through a triple arch, is another courtyard, the Patio de la Montería. It is named after the hunters (monteros) who met here with the King before they went out hunting.The patio is bordered by the Palacio Pedro I, the original palace of King Pedro. Its facade is decorated in Mudéjar style with lobed arched windows and blind arches.