Coruña del Conde Castle

Coruña del Conde, Spain

Coruña del Conde village contains the ruins of an ancient castle, later converted for use by Castilian counts, which sits atop a hill that looks over the town. The castle has its origins in the 10th century, when García I de León decided to repopulate the Douro valley.

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Founded: 10th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Spain

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Bella (2 months ago)
Beautiful town, a shame about the castle in ruins, the church and its surroundings deserve more love
Enrique (3 months ago)
Nice to see even though it is in ruins, although some partial restoration is noticeable, the many wineries that surround it are striking, the surroundings are beautiful and worth a stop along the way.
jmanxxi 42014 (9 months ago)
Castle in ruins that dominates the entire town. The place was a strategic site as it controlled the access to the Roman city of Clunia, and the roads that crossed Castile from north to south. It was taken by Almanzor and from there it carried out some of its incursions to the north. Today, given the impossibility of restoring it due to lack of funds, the City Council sells it for €1, with the only condition that the buyer cover the restoration costs.
Sergio Fernández Bueno (12 months ago)
Castle in ruined condition. Part of the wall sections and some of the towers are still standing, but they look abandoned.
M SB (14 months ago)
In a state of ruin, only canvases and two doors with towers remain, one of which has been restored with cement. It is advisable to leave the car downstairs and walk up, the Google route sometimes indicates that you can go around it, and it is not true, if there is more than one car it is difficult to get down. The views are very good from there.
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