Castle of the Counts of Benavente

Imposing castle from the 15th century, a military fortress that was destroyed in the late 18th century and early 19th century during the War of Independence with Portugal and France. It suffered abandonment until the end of the 20th century, when the library, the Exhibition Hall and the Assembly Hall were installed. It currently houses the Visitor Center and the Municipal Tourism Office.

Built in the mid-15th century by Don Rodrigo Alonso de Pimentel and Doña María Pacheco (IV Counts of Benavente), it occupies a privileged position on a promontory. Rocky city plan protected by three river channels. It is a castle-fortress built in granite ashlar with a quadrangular walled enclosure and a central tower, the Torre del Homenaje or as it is popularly known “El Macho”.