Peñafiel Castle

Peñafiel Castle is located in Peñafiel, Valladolid Province, Spain. The castle is more than 200 metres (660 ft) long and encloses an area about 35 m (115 ft) wide. Standing in the middle is a 34 m (112 ft) high three storey keep.^[1]

Castle of Peñafiel
Castillo de Peñafiel
Peñafiel, Province of Valladolid, Castile and León, in Spain
Peñafiel Castle on the hill.
Type	Castle
Height	34 m
Site information
Owner	Municipality of Peñafiel
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Spanish Property of Cultural Interest Castle of Peñafiel 1 June 1917 RI-51-0000148
Site history
Built	10th century
In use	The Wine Museum
Materials	Rocks

Fernan Gonzalez began construction on the Peñafiel site in 947, as a frontier outpost in defense against the Arabs. A castle was built in 1013 by Sancho Garcia to protect the land. Several other members of the Spanish nobility added to the castle including Juan Manuel and Pedro Girón. Blanche I, Queen of Navarre gave birth to the Charles, Prince of Viana in the keep of Peñafiel in 1421.^[2]

Gallery

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  View from Plaza del Coso
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See also

• Peñafiel, Spain (town)
• Plaza del Coso

References

1. Kaufmann, J. E.; Kaufmann, H. W.; Jurga, Robert M. (2004) [2001], The Medieval Fortress: Castles, Forts and Walled Cities of the Middle Ages (paperback ed.), Da Capo Press, p. 287, ISBN 0-306-81358-0, retrieved 28 March 2014
2. Weismuller, Alberto A. (1967), Castles from the Heart of Spain (hardcover ed.), Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., pp. 59–61

External links

41.5967°N 4.11431°W / 41.5967; -4.11431