Castle of Leiva

The Castillo of Leiva is a fortification located in Leiva, La Rioja (Spain).

Castle of Leiva
Native name Castillo de Leiva (Spanish)
Location	Leiva La Rioja
Built	14th and 15th centuries

Description

View of the castle in a lithograph by Pedro Pérez de Castro (19th century)

Located in the municipality of Leiva, in the autonomous community of La Rioja, (Spain). Fortified palace flanked by four octagonal towers, one in each corner, and surrounded by moans. It seems its architectures dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. It was home to the house of Leiva.

Bibliography

• Goicoechea, Cesáreo (1949). Castillos de la Rioja, notas descriptivas e históricas (in Spanish). Logroño. pp. 125 pp. ISBN 84-398-9272-1. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

42°30′05″N 3°02′52″W