Castle of La Adrada (Ávila)

North-east view of the castle

The origin of the castle of La Adrada seems to come at the end of the 14th century, when King Enrique III of Castile granted the village of La Adrada to Constable Ruy López Dávalos who should build this building on the earlier remains and incorporating a gothic church inside. It currently houses the Centre of Historical Interpretation of the Valley of Tietar.

Drawbridge over the moat

Gateway to the castle

Inside zone of the gateway

Attack terrace over gateway to the palace complex 

Cistern in the courtyard of renaissance weapons

Apse of the gothic church

Remains of columns in the nave of the church

Homage tower on top of the apse of the church

Inside of the top of the homage tower

The Warden House

Galleries and rooms of the palace

Zone between walls of mediaeval utility

Courtyard south of the palace complex

Round path on the outside wall north

Homage tower in the north-east angle

Walls on the north face

Postern to the outside of the watchtower

West wall towers

View of the moat on the south wall

Panoramic of the castle on east face

La Adrada

View of the town from the castle

La Adrada is a municipality belonging to the province of Ávila, in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leon. It is immersed in the eastern massif of the Sierra de Gredos mountains, in the Valley of Tietar, and was already known its existence to the year 1250 with a muslim and mozarab population.

Town Square

Town Hall

Belfry and the Town Hall tower

Parish church of El Salvador

The House of the Uncle Talis, unique example of folk architecture of the town

Location of the castle of La Adrada