A walk through the exterior of the castle of Grajal de Campos and the church of San Miguel

Hi friends,

I would like to show you a short walk I took last Friday through a beautiful village in the province of León (Spain) called Grajal de Campos.

Last Friday, for work reasons, I traveled from Oviedo to the city of Palencia. Normally, I usually make the whole trip to Palencia by highway. However, on this occasion, as I was not in a hurry to reach my destination, I took a detour on a local road and I was pleasantly surprised when I came across a beautiful castle in a village called Grajal de Campos.

After making the relevant commercial visits in Palencia, I made the same way back and stopped in the village of Grijal de Campos to take a walk after several hours of driving.

As I had my camera in the trunk, I didn't hesitate to take some pictures while walking around the castle and the center of the village.

The Castle of Grajal de Campos is a military construction of the XVI century that was built on the remains of a previous castle of the X century. It is considered the first artillery castle in Spain. It is an impressive building designed by the architect Lorenzo de Aldonza. It has a quadrangular floor plan with 4 towers where the cannons of the largest caliber were located. It is built on a steep slope. It was declared a National Monument on June 3, 1931.

Despite the passage of centuries, this castle has never been restored. Although some damage can be seen in the upper part of one of its facades.

According to the information on the website above, visits can be made from Thursday to Sunday in winter and from Tuesday to Sunday in summer at limited hours. I arrived at the village outside these hours and found the access closed, so I went to the center of the village, where the church of San Miguel is located and also the town hall square.

After this brief walk, I continued my way to Oviedo, but already having in mind to make a longer visit to this town and to visit the inside of the castle.

Best regards.

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Photographies taken with my Sony Alpha 6000L with a 24.3 MP APS-C sensor and a 16-50 mm lens.

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