Famous Castles of Soria

10 historic castles and fortresses.

• Gormaz Castle — The largest Caliphal fortress in Europe, stretching 446 meters along a ridge above the Duero River. Built by Al-Hakam I…
• Berlanga de Duero Castle — A massive castle with an unusual artillery-resistant circular fortress inside the original medieval walls. The nearby h…
• Caracena Castle — A Gothic castle above an almost-abandoned village in the emptiest part of Spain. Its dramatic isolation amid eroded red…
• Yanguas Castle — A medieval castle in the highlands of northern Soria, near the dinosaur footprint sites of Tierra de Dinosaurios. The c…
• Almenar Castle — A Soria castle that inspired the poet Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer's legend 'El Monte de las Ánimas.' The romantic ruins over…
• Monteagudo Castle — The ruins of a castle near the site of ancient Numantia, where Celtiberian resistance to Rome became a symbol of Spanis…
• San Esteban Castle — A ruined castle above San Esteban de Gormaz, one of the earliest Reconquista towns in the Duero valley. Its Romanesque…
• Magaña Castle — A castle in the remote highlands of eastern Soria. The surrounding area—known as 'Empty Spain'—is one of the least popu…
• Ucero Castle — A castle above the entrance to the Cañón del Río Lobos, one of Soria's most spectacular natural landmarks. A Templar ch…
• Somaén Castle — The ruins of a small castle near the Jalón River in southern Soria. The castle controlled the ancient route between the…