Highlight • Castle
Ponferrada Castle
Hiking
4.8
(189)
Cycling
5.0
(118)
Mountain biking
4.9
(39)
Road cycling
4.8
(22)
Gravel riding
5.0
(1)
Tips
JavierCR 🇪🇸
March 22, 2022
Hiking
The castle consists of a large polygonal enclosure (more than 8,000 square meters) with double and triple defenses forming barbicans, towers, rooms and a large patio or albacar.
Translated by
•
•BigJoe
September 16, 2020
Cycling
The Templar castle is located in what was probably originally a Celtic castro, in a position similar to that of others in El Bierzo. Later it is believed that it was a Roman and Visigoth site.
It is Romanesque in style.
More at bigjoe.es/etapa-1-de-nuestro-camino-de-santiago-ponferrada-herrerias
It is Romanesque in style.
More at bigjoe.es/etapa-1-de-nuestro-camino-de-santiago-ponferrada-herrerias
Translated by•
•JavierCR 🇪🇸
September 20, 2022
Hiking
In the Middle Ages it was one of the largest fortresses in northwestern Spain. In 1211 Alfonso IX made peace with the Order of the Temple and donated the town of Ponferrada to it. In the year 1226 the Templars had already fortified the town.
Translated by•
•Sign up for a free komoot account to get 22 more insider tips and takes.
Sign up for free
Nearby routes
Best routes near Ponferrada Castle
Details
Informations
Elevation 570 m
Weather
Powered by Foreca
Friday 20 March
21°C
8°C
0 %
Additional weather tips
Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h
Most visited during
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December