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25/12/14

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.

24/12/14

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.