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North-east view of the castleThe Cebolla castle, also called Villalba castle (White City), was built on an old Roman fortress by the Arabs, during the 11th and 12th centuries, passing after the reconquest to the Order of the Temple. It is currently owned by the Earls of Deleytosa and is in a state of total ruin. It has an almost rectangular plan and remains of an outside barrier can be seen. It does not have a homage tower but it would have rectangle towers in its corners, of which only remains of one of them remains, in the left corner of the main facade. If it keeps towers in the center of its sides. Its indoor is totally destroyed. |
8/12/20
Castle of Cebolla (Toledo)
Cebolla
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South view of the townCebolla is a municipality in the province of Toledo in the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is located between two hills in the region of Torrijos. The Tagus river runs through its term, passing about three kilometers south of the town. The first written document in which the town appears, is in a Mozarabic text from 1184, in which the existence of a farmhouse or set of farmhouses is related, which would be formed by the farmsteads of La Aldehuela, Villalba, Sanchón and Las Casas of Cebolla. |
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