Spain, Castile and Leon, Valladolid province. Peñafiel Castle (10th-15th centuries). Fernan Gonzalez began construction on the Peñafiel site in 947, in defense against the Arabs. Sancho Garcia built the castle in 1013 to protect the land. Detail of one of the turrets which crown the building.

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