Castillo de Mombeltrán
The Castillo de Mombeltrán is a castle in Mombeltrán , a municipality in the province of Ávila in the autonomous region of Castile and León ( Spain ), which was built in the Middle Ages . The castle standing on a hill is a protected architectural monument ( Bien de Interés Cultural ).
history
Beltrán de la Cueva , a favorite of Henry IV , had the castle built from 1461. It was built as a richly furnished palace for the builder, who was banned from the court of the Spanish king in 1463. The castle is surrounded by a front wall with a steep slope . The castle itself is built on a pentagonal ground plan and has cylindrical corner towers. Walls and towers are provided with loopholes and battlements .
literature
- Reinhart Wolf . With texts by Cees Nooteboom : Castillos, castles in Spain . Schirmer / Mosel Verlag , Munich 2001, ISBN 3-8296-0026-7
Web links
Commons : Castillo de Mombeltrán - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Castillo de Mombeltrán near castillosavila (Spanish)
Coordinates: 40 ° 15 ′ 27 ″ N , 5 ° 1 ′ 6 ″ W.