Castillo - Torredonjimeno
The castle dates from the thirteenth century and features an irregular quadrangular plan, 80m long and 50m wide, with angles reinforced by square and circular towers more than 11m high and 5mwide. Under the domain of the Order of Calatrava, improvements were made to the castle, consisting of the construction of a fortified moat, presenting a double walled circuit in the middle of the fifteenth century. At the beginning of the fifteenth century, the palatial house of Don Luis de Guzmán, Master of the Order of Calatrava, was built, the interior Mudejar polychrome alfarjeof which stands out. The Castle had a tower, theTorre del Homenaje,that was badly damaged, possibly due to an earthquake. Inside this tower, the first book on the art of bullfighting was written, dated from the year 1551, the only copy of which is found at the University of Salamanca. In the middle of the eighteenth century, when the Duke of Abrantes lived in the castle, it was modified; new rooms, a courtyard with central fountain and two oil mills were added, the latter to take advantage of materials from the eastern zone of the castle’s grounds. Today,the castle is partially restored, with parts of its walls, moat, towers, palatial house, mill and gardens conserved. The oil mill building houses the Visigoth Treasure Interpretation Centre and a permanent fossil exhibition. The castle was declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1985.
Located on Calle Cantera.