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Palacio de los Vilches

🇪🇸 Spain · 16th century

Palacio de los Vilches in Spain
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The palace of the Vilches is a Renaissance building located in Jaén (Spain). The palace stands with its back to the Plaza de la Constitución or de las Palmeras, on the Plaza del Deán Mazas. In 2010 it was declared a monument.

Machine-translated from “Palacio de los Vilches” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Palacio de los Vilches ranks #7,546 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #589 of the 600 mapped in Spain. Founded 1600, it is older than 32% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Jaén, 1 km away. It is one of the 125 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Andalusia. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Palacio de los Vilches?

Palacio de los Vilches stands in Spain, at 37.76729°, -3.7887°.

When was Palacio de los Vilches built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1600. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Palacio de los Vilches?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,546 of 7,738 worldwide, and #589 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 Palacio de los Vilches?

Palacio de Villardompardo, about 1 km away.

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