The original fortress was built almost a thousand years ago, back in the 10th or perhaps the 11th. The original wall that surrounds the castle dates from the 12th century …
Soutomaior Castle (Galician: Castelo de Soutomaior, Spanish: Castillo de Soutomayor) is a medieval castle located in the municipality of the same name in Galicia, Spain. It is situated about 119 …
The place name itself, "castelo" is a castle in Galician, and the remains of various buildings found indicate that some type of fortified building was located here.
Also known as Belém Tower of Minho, the tower is all that is left of the small fortress built by D. Afonso Henriques around 1130. Most of the fortress was …
Dating back to the late 11th century, teh castle has a long, rich history. In 1117, when Queen Urraca was surrounded in this castle by supporters of her son, the …