Granadilla

Granadilla is a walled town in northern Extremadura, set on a hill overlooking a route associated with the old Vía de la Plata. Originally called Granada, it passed from Muslim to Leonese rule in the twelfth century and became the centre of an extensive district. The House of Alba held the lordship from 1446. Its castle, built between 1473 and 1478, has a central tower with four rounded projections, a striking addition to the older circuit of walls.