Famous Castles of Palencia

10 historic castles and fortresses.

• Ampudia Castle — The finest castle in Palencia province, with a perfectly proportioned keep and curtain walls. It houses an impressive p…
• Monzón de Campos Castle — A castle on a hill above the Tierra de Campos, the vast agricultural plain of Palencia. Its keep dominates the flat lan…
• Fuentes de Valdepero Castle — A distinctive star-shaped castle in the Tierra de Campos with well-preserved walls and a central keep. Its unusual plan…
• Aguilar de Campoo Castle — A hilltop castle above the biscuit-making capital of Spain. The town below preserves some of the finest Romanesque arch…
• Belmonte de Campos Castle — A ruined castle in the remote Tierra de Campos, standing sentinel over one of the emptiest landscapes in Spain—the vast…
• Autillo Castle — The remains of a medieval castle in Autillo de Campos, part of the chain of fortifications that defined the frontier be…
• Torremormojón Castle — A dramatically isolated castle keep rising from the flat Tierra de Campos like a lone sentinel. The village it once pro…
• Villamuriel Tower — A medieval tower near Palencia that formed part of the city's outer defensive network. The area is rich in Romanesque c…
• Tariego Castle — The remains of a castle overlooking the Canal de Castilla near Tariego de Cerrato. The canal itself is an 18th-century…
• Támara Castle — A castle in the town where a decisive 1037 battle unified the kingdoms of León and Castile under Ferdinand I. This mome…