Situated on a hillside in a strategic point about 250 meters from the town of Quintana de Valdivielso, the Torre de Loja is an example of the history of fortification in Castilla y León. The complex has undergone transformations in subsequent eras and preserves its main tower, a body called the chapel of San Roque, and other domestic dependencies.
The chapel of San Roque is perhaps of construction anterior to the tower. The domestic dependencies are arranged in an "L" shape forming a courtyard, and the remains of a barrier that surrounded the entire complex are also preserved. The tower has two entrances: one at ground level on the main facade and another elevated at the rear, next to the courtyard.
The floors were made of wood, with straight-run stairs of the same material, except for the last section to reach the stone roof embedded in the wall. The tower ends in bartizans and beautiful gargoyles represented by wolves and lebrels. Noble coats of arms also stand out on the facade of the tower, the entrance to the hermitage, and the courtyard.
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Written by Nik Frost
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