Coria

Coria rises above the Alagón behind a circuit of ancient walls, with a cathedral and castle marking its importance as an episcopal and noble centre. In the later fifteenth century García Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba and Marquis of Coria, ordered the construction of the castle's great keep. The cathedral that replaced an older church was built over several centuries, combining late Gothic work with later additions. The arms of the dukes were also placed above one of the old city gates.