Spain · 12th century
Soutomaior Castle (Galician: Castelo de Soutomaior) is a medieval castle located in the municipality of the same name in Galicia, Spain. It is situated about 119 metres above sea level on the top of Mount Viso.
Built in the 12th century by Pedro Álvarez de Soutomaior it is one of the most important castles in Southern Galicia.
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Castle of Soutomaior ranks #3,848 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #157 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,266 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Viana do Castelo, 73 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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