Fortified Village Almeida

Worth visiting

Just outside of Salamanca, Spain is this geometrically shaped, fortified fort. Compared to Castle Rodrigo, located not that far away, this fort is in good shape.

Expected better.

Maybe it was the heat or maybe it was the high expectations. Whatever it was, I was really disappointed with this particular visit, especially since I had been to so many other pretty, historical vill...

Beautiful Fortress

This is a stunning fortress in the border between Portugal and Spain. They used to have a castle, but the French soldiers bombed it during the Napoleon's invasion of Portugal and Spain. I really love ...

Visiting Almeida.

Almeida is a classified historic village, it looks like a 12-pointed star from the air, the remarkable fort was built in the 19th century. XVII-XVIII, around a medieval castle, in a very important pla...

Impresionante muralla

Actual oficina de turismo en la puerta de San Francisco. Amabilidad del personal indicándonos los sitios más importantes del lugar. La puerta es impresionante, con un grosor de muro de más de 20m. ...