Castrotorafe Castle

San Cebrian de Castro, Spain

The ruins of the ancient town of Castrotorafe, popularly known as Zamora la Vieja, are in San Cebrian de Castro, emplacement already located in the 12th century.

It was a medieval defensive site which appeared on the banks of Esla River. It keeps the walls built with slate masonry and mortar, and has 4.709 square meters, including the castle, the hermitage and the walls.

The best preserved is the castle, of two enclosures with irregular trapezoid shape. Inside of it, practically ruined, built with different materials and with a floor similar to the outside.

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

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Javier machete (10 months ago)
Discovered by chance while on the road. Behind all these ruins there is a movie story: sieges, massacres, betrayals, sown with salt, rebuilt, ravaged by the plague, rewarded with charters, minted false currency for the kingdom and died after the fall of the strategic bridge that guarded over the Esla .
Luna (11 months ago)
Surprising ruins of what was once the castle. Access via unpaved roads. Quiet and relaxed place (be careful with ticks!!!)
Laura (12 months ago)
Ruins of a castle that once had to be spectacular. It seems that there has been some frustrated attempt at rehabilitation because there are repaired parts and shoring on one of the outer towers. Inside there is a lot of vegetation that complicates access, especially thistles. There was a car parked a few meters from the castle, it is reached via a dirt road, so I would only recommend that for 4x4 vehicles.
Un opinante delirante (2 years ago)
Exceptional place since from the remains it is easy to imagine what it was. Unfortunately, there is hardly anything left, only remains of the wall sections and some parts of the castle that are fenced and cannot be visited. There are a couple of information panels, brief but with good information.
Fernando Muñoz Pardal (2 years ago)
Ruins of the castle and unpopulated area of ​​Castrotorafe. Access from the road is quite well signposted. There is a sign at the entrance to the premises explaining the history of the town. Inside you can see the remains of the castle, church and sections of the wall.
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