Spain · 8th century
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.
It was the property of the Catholic Monarchs, and through inheritance to the Velasco family.
Text adapted from “Castle of Castilnovo” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Castilnovo ranks #4,620 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #191 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 750, it is older than 95% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 48 atlas entries founded in the 8th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Segovia, 44 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →