Aguilar de Campoo Castle

Aguilar de Campoo, Spain

The walls and the castle of the Manrique family in Aguilar de Campoo were built in the 15th century on a previous structure.The castle was erected on top of a Celt-Iberian vernacular structure and became an important fortress in the 12th century.

References:

Junta de Castilla y León

Address

Lugar Castillo 1, Aguilar de Campoo, Spain

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Details

Founded: 12th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Spain

More Information

www.turismocastillayleon.com

Rating

4.2/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Mohammad Habash (2 years ago)
meh

Stella Edwards (2 years ago)
The castle is ruins. It's a nice place to walk around with beautiful views of the town and landscape surrounding. There's a church at the bottom to visit also when it's open. We enjoyed our visit and went to the town afterwards to a coffee shop.

JRT roig (4 years ago)
Go to another place..

Myriam Esteban Gutierrez (5 years ago)
Easy acces to a Middle Ages castle with wonderful views of the town and its colourfoul surroundings.

Mike Backhouse (6 years ago)
Picturesque

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