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Castle of La Puebla de los Infantes
The castle of La Puebla de los Infantes, dating from the 14th century, is located on the top of a rocky plateau, taking advantage of the topography for its foundations. It originally had four towers and four walls, of which today only two towers, three complete walls and one partial wall remain, as well as a parade ground with a well. Its defensive design includes a gate with a barbican and a crenellated walkway, accessible from the courtyard via a staircase.
Castle of El Real de la Jara
The Castle of Real de la Jara, built in the 14th century, is strategically located on a hill to control the Vía de la Plata and defend the Seville district against Portugal. Its semi-drangular masonry enclosure has eight towers, two gates (a main gate in the keep and an escape gate) and a parade ground with a cistern.
Castle of Alanís
The castle of Alanís, built after the Castilian conquest in the 13th century, was key to the border defence against Portugal during the 14th and 15th centuries, thanks to its strategic position. In the 15th century it played a prominent role in the struggles between the duchies of Arcos and Medina-Sidonia. Although it lost its military function in the 16th century, it was briefly reused during the War of Independence and is now owned by Alanís Town Council.
Castle of Constantina
The castle of Constantina, dating from the 14th century and later reformed, played a key role in the defence of the western Sierra Morena and the Vía de la Plata as part of the Banda Gallega. Its polygonal enclosure with walls, seven semi-circular towers and a 12-metre high keep housed a cistern that provided water for the garrison. Despite modifications, including Napoleonic reforms in the 19th century, it retains its main defensive structure and original elements such as its parade ground and cistern.
Monasterio San Isidoro del Campo
This former convent of the Hieronymites was founded by Guzmán el Bueno in 1301 as a family pantheon over a Mozarabic hermitage where, according to tradition, the body of San Isidoro was buried.
The Chapter House is a place that has undergone numerous alterations from the 14th to the 17th century and where its pictorial decoration stands out.