Palace of the Dukes of Feria

Zafra, Spain

The Palace of the Dukes of Feria (Palacio de los Duques de Feria) is a Gothic castle in Zafra founded in 1443. The castle was planned to be a palace-style residence instead of defensive castle. The architecture has Mudejar and Gothic features.

Comments

Your name



Details

Founded: 1443
Category: Castles and fortifications in Spain

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

kevin lucas (3 years ago)
Lovely stopover parking with a ticket for reception beautiful setting
A (3 years ago)
Wonderful place with amazing service!
Ian James (3 years ago)
Lovely location - an absolutely genuine castle with a renaissance interior. Rooms are comfortable, restaurant is very good. Staff are helpful and friendly. Very well situated to explore all of Zafra old town within a 5-minute walking radius. Also one of the only places in the old town to park easily - but you do need a parking ticket from the Paradores Hotel (which may only be available to residents). Breakfast was overpriced, but there are numerous nearby cafes where you can get a coffee and croissant for less than €3.
Tony Ball (6 years ago)
Yet another historic site is a hotel, really what everyone needs, another average chain hotel
José Sandín (7 years ago)
Great place, medieval fortress preserved by the duke of Feria as Renaissance palace, well worth a visit. Either as a guest or a visitor, you can’t miss this place.
Powered by Google

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Historic Site of the week

Wieskirche

The Pilgrimage Church of Wies (Wieskirche) is an oval rococo church, designed in the late 1740s by Dominikus Zimmermann. It is located in the foothills of the Alps in the municipality of Steingaden.

The sanctuary of Wies is a pilgrimage church extraordinarily well-preserved in the beautiful setting of an Alpine valley, and is a perfect masterpiece of Rococo art and creative genius, as well as an exceptional testimony to a civilization that has disappeared.

The hamlet of Wies, in 1738, is said to have been the setting of a miracle in which tears were seen on a simple wooden figure of Christ mounted on a column that was no longer venerated by the Premonstratensian monks of the Abbey. A wooden chapel constructed in the fields housed the miraculous statue for some time. However, pilgrims from Germany, Austria, Bohemia, and even Italy became so numerous that the Abbot of the Premonstratensians of Steingaden decided to construct a splendid sanctuary.