CASTILLO DE ALBA DE TORMES (R)
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Description
Watchtower constructed in the 12th century, which in the Sancho IV XIII it turned into castle. Destroyed in times of Enrique IV, Gutierre Alvarez of Toledo reconstructed it in the middle of the XVth as Renaissance castle – palace devastated by the French troops in 1812, of which only it stays the tower of the honoring and the ruins excavated of the rest of the castle, which present a rectangular form with a central court surrounded with a double gallery. In his interior it is possible to see a museum and several rooms with material of interest.
To extend information to see his description in Castillos del Olvido
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Phase: Renacentista, Castles
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Period: 15th Century
State of conservation: Acceptable
Situation: Alba de Tormes (Salamanca)
Accommodation close friends
Alojamientos Amigos próximos
HOTEL HORUS SALAMANCA
CASA RURAL SPA LA CHIRUMBA
EL GORGOCIL
LA VENTANICA DEL TORMES
CASITA SPA MUILLER
Restaurante La Parrilla Bejarana
Hotel Colón Spa Béjar
Restaurante Piel de Toro
Hospedería Real de Béjar
Hotel Casa Beletri
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SANTO TOMAS CANTUARIENSE (R)
CATEDRAL VIEJA DE SALAMANCA (R)
SAN CRISTOBAL DE SALAMANCA (R)
SAN MARCOS DE SALAMANCA (R)
ERMITA DE LA VERA CRUZ (R)
NTRA. SRA. DE LA ASUNCIÓN DE CANTARACILLO (R)
CASTILLO DE PUENTE DEL CONGOSTO (R)
NTRA. SRA. DE LA ASUNCIÓN DE ALMENARA (R)
