Puebla de Alcocer Castle is an impressive castle built during the 12th and 14th centuries. It was restored in the 16th century by Don Gutierre de Sotomayor, Master of the Order of Alcántara, thanks to the authorization of the license of the King of Castilla Juan II.
It is located in an elongated rocky mass, at the highest point of Puebla de Alcocer, where rivalsmovements were monitored for miles around. Today we look over the regions of La Serena and La Siberia and the fortification can be seen from various points.
The castle silhouette, the majestic Tower of Homage, the cylindrical floor,where at the top, you can see it decorated with the coat of arms of the families Zúñiga and Sotomayor.
It can be visited on foot and one can explore the inner wall, the courtyard of arms and the Tower of Homage, where from its height, you can see a unique landscape. This is considered to be one of the largest reservoirs in Spain, the Reservoirs of La Serena, and Orellana.
References:The Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley in France. Le Lude is the most northerly château of the Loire Valley and one of the last important historic castles in France, still inhabited by the same family for the last 260 years. The château is testimony to four centuries of French architecture, as a stronghold transformed into an elegant house during the Renaissance and the 18th century. The monument is located in the valley of Le Loir. Its gardens have evolved throughout the centuries.