"This castle, undoubtedly the best in all of Aragon, was built during the 11th century and later, at the end of the 12th century, a wall was built around it. The oldest part was built in the time of Sancho el Mayor (1020-30); Sancho RamÃrez (1064-1094) established a community of the St. Augustinian order here.
Loarre Castle consists of a walled area with semi-circular and ultra semi-circular cubes, the Castle itself, plus an outside albarrana tower with a small dome. Within the Castle proper, the Church of San Pedro is well conserved with its magnificent external apses and its so-called "Queen's Chapel" which served as the Castle's old chapel. The King's Tower, the Queen's Tower and many other components are in different states of repair. The wooden flooring has been refurbished in the Queen's Tower which actually served as a guard's quarter. The structures added on at the entrance of the fortification were removed at the beginning of the 20th century to provide a better view of the building."
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
Castle of Loarre was featured in the film Kingdom of Heavan with Orlando Bloom. I watched that movie. Thanks to Vero of Spain.
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