Castillo de Brozas

En un regard

Le château en bref

Brozas Castle, which locals call ‘el Palacio’, occupies the highest point of this town in the province of Cáceres. Its position reflects Brozas's role as the seat of the Grand Commandery of the Order of Alcántara. A medieval fortress dating from the 14th century, it was extensively remodelled in the 16th and 17th centuries to withstand artillery and border conflicts with Portugal, becoming a bastioned stronghold with a complex polygonal plan. At its centre stands the square keep, the main surviving vestige of the original fortress, surrounded by a curtain wall with semi-cylindrical corner towers, reinforced by bastions and battered curtain walls. A coat of arms bearing the arms of Philip II recalls the intervention of the Crown after the incorporation of the Order's mastership. Heavily altered and used as a residence, the building is not open to the public, but its surroundings remain accessible.