Castle
Fortaleza de Sarria
🇪🇸 Spain
Fortaleza de Sarria is a former fortification of medieval origin of which only one flanking tower survives today, popularly known as the Torre del Batallón. It is located in the historic centre of the municipality of Sarria, province of Lugo, a location coinciding with the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela along the French Way. It is the property of the Pérez-Batallón family.
Machine-translated from “Fortaleza de Sarria” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortaleza de Sarria ranks #6,285 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #329 of the 602 mapped in Spain. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fortaleza de Sarria?
Fortaleza de Sarria stands in Spain, at 42.77667°, -7.41861°.
Is Fortaleza de Sarria a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Yes — it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, per its Wikidata entry.
How famous is Fortaleza de Sarria?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,285 of 8,134 worldwide, and #329 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 Fortaleza de Sarria?
Roman Walls of Lugo, about 29 km away.
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