Peñafiel Castle

Peñafiel Castle is located in Peñafiel, Valladolid Province, Castile and León, Spain. The castle is more than 200 metres (660 ft) long and encloses an area about 35 m (115 ft) wide. Standing in the middle is a 34 m (112 ft) high three storey keep.

Fernán González began construction on the Peñafiel site in 947, as a frontier outpost in defense against the Arabs. A castle was built in 1013 by Sancho Garcia to protect the land. Several other members of the Spanish nobility added to the castle including Juan Manuel and Pedro Girón. Blanche I, Queen of Navarre gave birth to the Charles, Prince of Viana in the keep of Peñafiel in 1421. The castle currently houses a wine museum.

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Peñafiel Castle ranks #1,565 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #55 of the 600 mapped in Spain. Founded 947, it is older than 94% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 129 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,072 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Segovia, 72 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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