Castle
Castle of Leiva
🇪🇸 Spain · 14th century
The Castillo of Leiva is a fortification located in Leiva, La Rioja (Spain).
Located in the municipality of Leiva, in the autonomous community of La Rioja, (Spain). Fortified palace flanked by four octagonal towers, one in each corner, and surrounded by moans. It seems its architectures dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. It was home to the house of Leiva.
Text adapted from “Castle of Leiva” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Leiva ranks #6,956 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #421 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 57% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vitoria-Gasteiz, 49 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of Leiva?
Castle of Leiva stands in Spain, at 42.50139°, -3.04694°.
When was Castle of Leiva built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1350. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of Leiva?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,956 of 8,134 worldwide, and #421 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 of Leiva?
Pancorbo Castle, about 16 km away.
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