[ENG-SPN] Castles: where legends survive / Castillos: donde sobreviven las leyendas

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Although there are many who have survived the ineffable passage of time, few, in reality, retain the integrity and gallantry of those distant and dark times, in which they represented, both for better and for worse, the symbol par excellence of feudal power.

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In fact, that emporium of dreams, power and privilege that in Spain is known by the name of Castile, derives precisely from them: land of castles and fortresses, of nobles and rebellious lords, generally surly, to cede the privilege of their power, granted by birthright, many became strong behind walls, like this one, where they starred in episodes, whose epic is barely recorded in the history books.

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Perhaps for this reason, these melancholic ruins have always had the privilege of having, not only the epic but also poetry, overflowing with imagination and beauty, whose substratum survives, precisely, in that town to which, on many occasions, they subjected in a totally brutal way, a detail that was the ember that set fire to the metaphorical bonfire of the legends, where we will always find a related supernatural reason, which will, on many occasions, make a visit to any of these ruinous medieval settings, also entail , its accurate chill.

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Aunque son muchos los que han sobrevivido al paso inefable de los tiempos, pocos, en realidad, conservan la entereza y la gallardía de aquellos tiempos, lejanos y oscuros, en los que representaban, tanto para bien como para mal, el símbolo por excelencia del poder feudal.

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De hecho, ese emporio de sueños, poder y privilegio que en España se conoce con el nombre de Castilla, deriva, precisamente, de ellos: tierra de castillos y fortalezas, de nobles y señores levantiscos, ariscos, generalmente, a ceder el privilegio de su poder, otorgado por derecho de nacimiento, muchos se hicieron fuertes detrás de muros, como éste, donde protagonizaron episodios, cuya épica, apenas consta en los libros de Historia.

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Quizás por ello, estas melancólicas ruinas siempre han tenido el privilegio de contar, no sólo con la épica sino también con la poesía, desbordante de imaginación y de belleza, cuyo sustrato sobrevive, precisamente, en ese pueblo al que, en muchas ocasiones, sometieron de forma totalmente brutal, detalle que fue el ascua que prendió fuego a la metafórica hoguera de las leyendas, donde siempre encontraremos un motivo sobrenatural relacionado, que hará, en muchas ocasiones, que la visita a cualquiera de estos ruinosos escenarios medievales, conlleve, además, su certero escalofrío.

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Looks similar like the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia, our best known castle town (populated). Thanks for sharing, cheers!

European castles, regardless of their grandeur or, as in the case of Dubrovnik, their status as a fortress-city, could be said to be children of the same mother: virtually all of them began in old Roman watchtowers. Thank you very much for your comment and best regards.

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