Spain · Restored
Peñafiel Castle
Peñafiel Castle is a long medieval fortress in the town of Peñafiel, Valladolid Province, Castile and León, Spain. The castle stretches over two hundred metres with a narrow enclosed footprint and is anchored by a three-storey central keep; it currently houses a wine museum.
Its prime
1421
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1421
The shape it held in its prime.
An elongated medieval fortress more than 200 metres long and about 35 metres across, forming a narrow rectangular enclosure within the town of Peñafiel. The plan is dominated by a central, three-storey keep rising 34 metres above the enclosure. Long curtain walls run the full length of the narrow footprint, enclosing a central open yard; the keep stands clearly in the middle of that yard, rising higher than the surrounding walls.
Its story
The story of Peñafiel Castle.
Fernán González began construction on the Peñafiel site in 947, as a frontier outpost in defence against the Arabs, and 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, and in 1421 Blanche I, Queen of Navarre, gave birth to Charles, Prince of Viana, in the keep.
The castle is a strikingly narrow fortress — more than 200 metres long yet enclosing an area only about 35 metres wide — anchored by a 34-metre, three-storey keep standing in the middle. It stands at Peñafiel in Valladolid Province, Castile and León, and currently houses a wine museum.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1421.
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