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Castle of Samitier

El Pueyo de Araguás, Sobrarbe, Huesca

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Castle of Samitier

Monument · El Pueyo de Araguás, Sobrarbe, Huesca

The castle of Samitier stands on the Tozal de Samitier, two kilometres from the village of the same name, above the Cinca gorge known as the Entremón, in the Huesca Sobrarbe. It formed part of the system of fortifications on the Christian frontier facing the Muslim territories and played a military role during the campaigns of the Cinca valley, including that of Barbastro in 1063-1064; its church, dedicated to San Emeterio and San Celedonio, in Romanesque style, is documented from 1055. Of the complex there survive a hexagonal tower of at least two storeys, with arrow slits on its façades, a cistern and an advanced detached tower, an albarrana tower, sited 500 metres further on, which served as a watchtower. It is today largely in ruins, and was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) in 2006.

Photo: Juan R. Lascorz (CC BY-SA 2.5)

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