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Castle of El Barco de Ávila

Name: Castle of El Barco de Ávila
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Location: El Barco De Ávila, Barco Avila-Piedrahita, Ávila, Castile and León, Spain

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1. Castillo de El Barco de Ávila — circular

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2. Castle of El Barco de Ávila – View of El Barco de Ávila loop from El Barco de Ávila

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3. View of El Barco de Ávila – Castle of El Barco de Ávila loop from Navatejares

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

February 28, 2022

Due to its location, it dominates the river and the bridge at the highest point of the valley. It was built on a Veton fort, built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 14th-15th centuries. It has a square floor plan and covers an area of about 1,700 square metres, not counting the missing rooms such as the moat, the counter-moat, the rake, the dovecote or the stables.
The main door has a Gothic arch with large voussoirs, to the right is the keep, square, through which you can access the battlements and towers.

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Bespoke Iberia 🤠

December 8, 2021

The Castle of Valdecorneja is one of the most emblematic places of El Barco de Ávila. It is a 12th century fortress, located at the highest point in the valley. In addition, it is a registered Spanish Historical Site. Due to its location it dominates the river and the bridge at the highest point of the valley. It was built on a old fort, built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 14th-15th centuries. It is square in shape and has an area of about 1,700 square meters, not counting the disappeared rooms such as the pit, the buttress, the portcullis, the dovecote or the stables.

The main door has a Gothic arch with large voussoirs, on the right is the square keep, through which you can access the battlements and towers.

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Location: El Barco De Ávila, Barco Avila-Piedrahita, Ávila, Castile and León, Spain

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