A fine starting point is Spain’s most intact Romanesque ... Then, in the first half of the 15th century, John II of Castile (1405-1454) readied the castle for gunpowder warfare.

Museum of Fine Arts, Seville When Isabella was born, Spain was not united. Instead, it was fractured into several small kingdoms. Her father, John II, ruled Castile. Meaning “land of castles ...

The castle can be visited for ... Frias is in the Castile and León region, less than a two-hour drive from Bilbao on Spain's north coast. The closest airport is Bilbao, but Brits could hop ...

Inside, there’s a fine model of the area near Castile where the legendary El Cid was born in the 11th century. El Cid Campeador, the Lord Champion, immortalized in Spain’s first — and ...

In 1420, 14-year-old John II of Castile escaped a palace coup ... Gerald was said to have climbed into numerous Almohad castles in present-day western Spain and Portugal by using this method.

The Alcázar of Segovia, a medieval castle located in the city of Segovia, in Castile and León, Spain, was the inspiration for the castle that appears in the 1937 animated film Snow White and the ...

The region also contains the creation story of Spain. El Cid – scourge ... runs until November. Castile takes its name from the 300 or so castles dotted around the region, testimony to its ...

Irish travellers are familiar with the packed seaside resorts of southern Spain. Castile Leon and its surroundings offer a refreshing alternative. Known as the land of the castles after the ...