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Castle Lupario
🇪🇸 Spain · 17th century
The Castle Lupario, also known as the Castle Beca, is a Gallaeci castro located between the towns of Bastavales, (Brión) and Ribasar (Rois).
The site was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in December 2009. It is easily accessible and remains of the walls can be seen. This caste complex was perhaps the capital of the Amaci (Astures) and came to achieve great importance. A parish church, Santo Antonini de Castro, existed on the site until the also existed here until the beginning of the 17th century.
The Liber Sancti Jacobi places Queen Lupa's residence at this castle.
Text adapted from “Castle Lupario” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Lupario ranks #6,963 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #422 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castle Lupario?
Castle Lupario stands in Spain, at 42.81333°, -8.63167°.
When was Castle Lupario built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1650. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle Lupario?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,963 of 8,134 worldwide, and #422 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle Lupario?
Castle da Rocha Forte, about 7 km away.
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