Spain · 13th century
The Castle of Paterno (Spanish: Castillo de Paterno), also known as Castle of Albaladejo, is a fortress located in the town of Albaladejo, in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain.
The castle is of Roman origin, later conquered by the Arabs and re-built in the 13th century. It belonged to the Orden of Santiago, who helped to maintain the castle.
It is a small rectangular fortress. The central area has not been preserved and currently there are only two towers of the castle left.
It is in a state of ruin. The castle falls under the protection of the Declaration of the Decree of April 22, 1949, and Law 16/1985 on Spanish Historical Heritage.
As of 2023, it is open to tourism all year with free passage and entry.
The Roman village of the Bridge of Olmilla: In this bridge, near Albaladejo, remains of a Roman village have been found together with interesting mosaics.
The Church of Santiago is a 16th-century church close to the castle.
Text adapted from “Paterno Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paterno Castle ranks #8,661 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #584 of the 607 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 61% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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