Title

Penafiel Castle, Penafiel, Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Penafiel Castle, Penafiel, Spain, 2007. Penafiel Castle was founded by the Count of Castile in the 10th century. It is 211m/231yd long, has 12 round towers and a 24m/80ft high keep. Penafiel was a very important centre in the Middle Ages, as evidenced by the fact that it had up to 19 churches.

Date

1966

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D75_436

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (2,9Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5129 x 3419 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe building buildings town country tower Spain Spanish continent European castle color colour defence medieval fortress fortification location century photograph 21st century valladolid 10th Century tenth century mediaeval Middle Ages Castilla y Leon TGN photograph Penafiel Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Penafiel Castle Magal Samuel photograph