Alcázar, Toro

Name: Alcázar
Address: Plaza de San Agustin, Toro, 49800, Spain
Telephone: +34 980 69 47 47

#9 among attractions in Toro

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The Alcazar is a square defensive building located in the city of Toro. The original construction dates back to the 10th century, although numerous reconstructions show that it is a more recent building. It is near the riverbank, located on a hill, has defensive walls flanked by seven towers and was part of the set of walls that defended and covered the city. The fortress was the residence of the Catholic Monarchs.

Coordinates: 41°31'9"N, 5°23'31"W

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Plaza de San AgustinToro 49800 Spain

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+34 980 69 47 47

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Alcázar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Collegiate church of Santa María la Mayor, Convento del Sancti Spiritus, Iglesia de San Salvador de los Caballeros, Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro.

~820 ftW
Church, Temple, Romanesque architecture
Collegiate church of Santa María la Mayor, Toro
4 min walk • The Collegiate church of Santa María la Mayor is a medieval church in Toro, province of Zamora, Spain. It is dedicated to Saint Mary the Great.
0.5 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Spiritual, Museum
Convento del Sancti Spiritus, Toro
12 min walk • The monastery of Sancti Spiritus el Real, belonging to the congregation of Dominican contemplative nuns, is located in the Spanish town of Toro.
~1630 ftNW
Church
Iglesia de San Salvador de los Caballeros, Toro
8 min walk • The church of San Salvador de los Caballeros in Toro is a work from the beginning of the 13th century, in Romanesque-Mudejar style. The temple belonged to the Templars until their extinction, at which time it became a parish.
~1000 ftNW
Church
Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro, Toro
5 min walk • The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a temple located in Toro. It was the seat of the vicar general of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem until the 15th century, when it passed to the Order of Malta.
~1890 ftNW
Ruins
Iglesia de San Pedro del Olmo, Toro
10 min walk • The church of San Pedro del Olmo is located in the city of Toro in the province of Zamora, dating from 1260 as it is cited as Sanctus Petrus de Porta Putei Antiqui, so named for being in the vicinity of the gate of the wall.
~1970 ftN
Church
Iglesia de Santo Tomás Cantuariense, Toro
10 min walk • The Church of Santo Tomás Cantuariense is a temple located in the city of Toro. It is a church founded in 1163 that over the centuries is declared in ruins in 1794. The church has traces in its interior of the Mozarabic origins of the repopulations...
~850 ftNE
Church
Iglesia de San Julián de los Caballeros, Toro
5 min walk • The Church of San Julián de los Caballeros de Toro is an old Mozarabic temple rebuilt in the 16th century by the architect Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón. Its façade, of Gothic-Renaissance transition, was rebuilt in 1879, moving to it the main doorway...
~710 ftN
Church
Iglesia de San Lorenzo el Real, Toro
4 min walk • The church of San Lorenzo el Real is located in Toro. It was built in Romanesque-Mudejar style at the end of the 12th century.

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Nearby attractions include Iglesia de San Lorenzo el Real, Toro (4 min walk), Collegiate church of Santa María la Mayor, Toro (4 min walk), Iglesia de San Julián de los Caballeros, Toro (5 min walk), Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro, Toro (5 min walk).