Barcience Castle

We can tour its large courtyard, and the almost square plan that it presents, indicating by its size and the time in which it was erected, that it served as a residence rather than a defensive fort. Two interesting cubes are indications of the barrier and the moat that protected the entrance door to the enclosure, and of which there are no remains. Three towers, two circular, another square, and the homage, make up the rest of the enclosure.Juan de Silva, the first Count of Cifuentes, began the construction of the fortress in the 14th century, which would be completed by his grandson, with the same name. It was endowed with artillery and garrison in the 16th century.

Known as the "rampant lion", the castle of Barcience was built in the 15th century by the Silva family, at that time they had the title of Counts of Cifuentes. It is preserved in great condition and its access is free and free. Despite the fact that the interior is abandoned, its walls and the heraldic shield of the Silva family stand out, whose figure is that of the rampant lion.