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Castle-Palace of Valderrobres

Valderrobres, Matarraña, Teruel

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Castle-Palace of Valderrobres

Monument · Valderrobres, Matarraña, Teruel

Castle-palace of Valderrobres, in the Matarraña, considered one of the great jewels of Aragonese Gothic, with panoramic views over the old town and the Puertos de Beceite. It originated as a defensive tower from the late 12th century, which the archbishops of Zaragoza García Fernández de Heredia and Dalmacio de Mur y Cervellón transformed between the 14th and 15th centuries into an episcopal palace, more stately than military, built around a natural rock still visible on its second floor. It preserves rooms such as the Hall of the Cortes, the Hall of the Lions and the Golden Chamber, around a central courtyard. Declared a Monumento Nacional (Spain's highest level of heritage protection before the creation of the Bien de Interés Cultural) in 1931, it was restored in the 1980s and again until its completion in 2021, and today hosts exhibitions, conferences and music.

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