Ponferrada Patio Del Castillo Templario
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Inside the Templars Castle in Ponferrada, León, Spain, You can see the old castle from the 12th Century and the new castle or palace from the 15th century, wich was reconstructed in the 20th century to serve as a museum after it was destroyes by napoleon troops in the early 19th century
Calle de Gil y Carrasco, Museo de la radio. Ponferrada
A view of Ponferrada's Gil y Carrasco Street, with the old and imponent Castle of the Temple Knights,...
A view of the inside court of the Templar Kinghts' Castle in Ponferrada
The Castle of the Templar Knights in Ponferrada veiled by fog, usual in winter
A view of the castle of the Templar Knights in Ponferrada, northwetern Spain built between the 12th ...
Castillo Templario de Ponferrada
A view of the Castle of the Templar Knights in Ponferrada, Leon, Spain, A castle built in the 12th ce...
Clock Street, part of the old quarter of Ponferrada, in the province of León, Spain, showing the old ...
Old Clock street in Ponferrada, León (Spain), showing the clock tower, the only remain of the old cit...
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