Castillo de Salas (castle)

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Castillo de Salas and Palacio Valdés, 2005.
For the bulk carrier of the same name, see Castillo de Salas (Ship).

The Castillo de Salas is a castle in the town of Salas in the region of Asturias, northern Spain. It first appeared in documentation in 1124.

External facade

The castle is linked to the palace of Valdés Salas, which is currently a small hotel,[1] through a bridge. The castle is a large square tower with four floors: The cellar, where the dungeons can be found, and three floors with a barrel vault. The floors are connected by a narrow spiral staircase and the roof is surrounded by battlements with a conical cylinder at each of the four corners. There are only three windows; the rest are arrow slits, purely for defensive purposes. Similarly, the machicolation on the second floor, over the main gate, which was accessible over moat.[2][3]

Internal structure

Inside the tower there is a museum on Pre-Romanesque art that is a valuable collection of pieces and tombstones from the church of San Martín, hence the name Museo Prerrománico de San Martín de Salas. The pieces provide an insight into the decorative richness of Pre-Romanesque art during the 10th century in Spain.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Review of the hotel Castillo de Valdes-Salas (English)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
  2. "Local Government tourist office information (English)". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26.
  3. "Website of current owners of the palace & castle (Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  4. "Description of the tower(Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-29.


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