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Castle of Castilnovo
🇪🇸 Spain
The Castle of Castilnovo is located near the little village of Villafranca (Condado de Castilnovo) in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, in Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural (National monument) on 3 June 1931.
Built in different stages, being the earliest the 8th century, according to some, and the 12th century, according to others. Its initial construction was executed by the Arabs in mudejar style, with later additions by the later Christian owners. The castle is conserved in good condition. It has a rectangular plan, with six round and square towers.
The Castle was enlarged by Álvaro de Luna and lived in by Ferdinand and Isabella during their travels through the country.
Text adapted from “Castle of Castilnovo” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Castilnovo ranks #3,280 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #149 of the 180 mapped in Spain. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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