Templar Castle (Ponferrada)

Spain / Leyn / Ponferrada
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The city of Ponferrada is noted for the Castillo de los Templarios, a Templar castle which covers approximately 16,000 square meters. In 1178, Fernando II of Spain donated the city to the Templar order for protecting the pilgrims on the Way of St. James who passed through El Bierzo in their road to Santiago de Compostela.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponferrada#Templar_Castle
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Coordinates:   42°32'38"N   6°35'37"W
This article was last modified 10 years ago