Castle of Coria (Cáceres)

Vista sur del castillo

The castle of the Dukes of Alba is a fortress built between 1473 and 1478, on a castle of Muslim origin, by the master builder Juan Carrera, commissioned under the mandate of García Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Coria and Duke of Alba of Tormes. Its unique structure is striking. The homage tower is an irregular pentagonal plan and is adorned with turrets in the shape of a semicircle, attached to each of its faces. In front of it a rampart was built and behind it is a barrier formed by two towers, one round and the other square that frame the gate and known as El Castillejo, which is the entrance to the fortress.