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Tower of Abizanda

Abizanda, Sobrarbe, Huesca

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Tower of Abizanda

Monument · Abizanda, Sobrarbe, Huesca

The torre de Abizanda, also called the castillo de Abizanda, dominates the village of the same name in the comarca of Sobrarbe (Huesca) and is visible from its entrance. Declared Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), it dates back to 1023, when Sancho III el Mayor built a line of towers to control the border with Muslim territory, watching over the valle del Cinca and the cuenca del Isábena. Standing 24 metres high, it is one of the most spectacular towers in the Alto Aragón: attributed to Lombard master builders in the Romanesque style, it had a first phase in the 10th century, destroyed in 1006, and a second in the first half of the 11th century, with its entrance door set 7 metres above the ground. Restored between 1987 and 1990, it now houses the Museo de Creencias y Religiosidad Popular del Pirineo Central.

Photo: Parestesias (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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