Miranda del Castañar Castle‎

Miranda del Castañar, Spain

Miranda del Castañar Castle‎, or at least the tower of homage, was probably built by Pedro de Zúñiga. By means of a small enclosure that serves as a gate, the tower is attached to another D-shaped tower and other remains that might belong to a previous fortress. The round loopholes are the usual 15th-century artillery loopholes.

Miranda was founded around 1215.The well preserved wall probably dates from that time. Prior to the death of Diego de Zúñiga, the fortress is taken by García Alvarez de Toledo, the Duke of Alba, who claimed to be entitled to have it.

References:

Junta de Castilla y León

Address

Plaza Toros 16, Miranda del Castañar, Spain

See all sites in Miranda del Castañar

Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Spain

More Information

www.turismocastillayleon.com

Rating

4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

San Martin del Castañar Castle (6,7 km)

Old Cathedral of Salamanca (59,9 km)
New Cathedral of Salamanca (60 km)
University of Salamanca (60 km)
Old City of Salamanca (60,4 km)
Casa de las Conchas (60,2 km)
Convento de las Dueñas (60,1 km)
Convento de San Esteban (60 km)
Plasencia Cathedral (51,3 km)
Jewish Quarter (26,2 km)

User Reviews

Cristian Peña (2 years ago)
A shame that the Castle cannot be visited because it is private property. However, the town has numerous corners to get lost in and enjoy its atmosphere and people. Well maintained and one of the most beautiful towns in the province of Salamanca.

marta gonzalez (3 years ago)
Recommended to take a walk and see the beautiful views that are seen

António Vieira (3 years ago)
Interesting but not that shocking

Zulema Salinas (3 years ago)
Very nice town. It transports you to another time. Very neat and clean. Precious.

Iván José Fernández Cebreiro (3 years ago)
El castillo es impresionante pero es privado y está cerrado. s Su estado de conservación es muy precario y una de sus torres amenaza ruina justo encima de la puerta de San Ginés que da acceso a la villa. Una verdadera lástima.

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright CONTROTONO

Historic Site of the week

Clementinum

The Clementinum is a historic complex of buildings in Prague. Until recently the complex hosted the National, University and Technical libraries, the City Library also being located nearby on Mariánské Náměstí. The Technical library and the Municipal library have moved to the Prague National Technical Library at Technická 6 since 2009. It is currently in use as the National Library of the Czech Republic.

Its history dates from the existence of a chapel dedicated to Saint Clement in the 11th century. A Dominican monastery was founded in the medieval period, which was transformed in 1556 to a Jesuit college. In 1622 the Jesuits transferred the library of Charles University to the Klementinum, and the college was merged with the University in 1654. The Jesuits remained until 1773, when the Klementinum was established as an observatory, library, and university by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.