Castillo de Montemayor del Río

Castle of Montemayor del Río

The Castillo de Montemayor del Río (also known as Castillo de San Vicente ) is a castle in Montemayor del Río , a municipality in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous region of Castile and León ( Spain ), which was built in the 14th and 15th centuries. Century was built. The castle is a protected architectural monument ( Bien de Interés Cultural ).

history

The castle originally had two fences and four corner towers, two of which are still preserved. The battlements are still preserved on the walls and the gate is flanked by two defensive towers.

After twenty years of renovation, the castle was reopened on June 13, 2009 and now houses the Centro de Interpretación del Medievo (Museum of the Middle Ages).

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 Montemayor del Río  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Castillo de Montemayor del Río near the municipality (Spanish text)
• Castillo de Montemayor del Río on YouTube

Coordinates: 40 ° 20 ′ 57 "  N , 5 ° 53 ′ 32.8"  W.