Andy Rodker's photos with the keyword: Buitrago del Lozoya

Well you can't enter the castle due to it's delapidated state but it makes for a reasonable HFF shot! The 11th century Christian castle at Buitrago del Lozoya, built by Moorish architects. They probably didn't envisage a plethora of metal fences a thousand years thenceforward!

You can't enter the castle and judging by the state those walls are in, that's a good call by the authorities!

It was a large town by medieval standards and the battlements go a long way round! In the distance the Sierra de Guadarrama marking the borders of Madrid and Segovia provinces, although for many centuries this area was claimed by Segovia and they even went to war over it. (Madrid won in the end)..

I like the warm tones of these walls. And taken from the exact same spot as my previous upload. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm9UadB7XvE Sixto Rodriguez. Worth a listen,

Buitrago is surrounded on three sides by a fairly recent reservoir but it has the feeling more of a grandiose moat as it laps the town walls! This is a twin shot with my next upload as both were taken from exactly the same spot.

The battlements and a lamp at Buitrago del Lozoya. When I last visited in 2015, there was no access to the castle or battlements (which extend all around what was a large town for the period - late middle ages) due to serious works. I was surprised to see that they only seemed to be about half way there but at least some sections of the battlements are now open. More to follow. Sight and sound: because I like this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=he5Cj3S1iJQ