Spain · Restored
Castillo de Matrera
The Castle of Matrera is a medieval hilltop fortress near Villamartín in Cádiz province, Spain, originating in the 9th century. The site is dominated by a single tower and fragments of surrounding walls and underwent a controversial conservation and partial reconstruction completed in 2015.
Its prime
1250
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1250
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact, square stone tower rises directly from a rounded grassy hilltop, its lower faces of coarse, irregular pebble-and-mortar masonry and visible repairs; the upper volume was finished in a smoother pale lime surface in the recent conservation but originally read as a continuous stone mass. Low, irregular curtain-wall fragments and rubble outworks cluster around the tower base to the right. The roofline is a simple rectangular crown with few visible openings; the site is exposed to open countryside.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1250.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Castillo de Matrera — including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
Create History
See Castillo de Matrera with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1250 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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