Castillo de Munatones

This rural castle in the medieval military style is situated in the San Martin district of the Muskiz municipality. Surrounded by a landscape of fields and marshes, the Munatones castle was declared an Historic-Artistic monument in 1944 and was acquired four years later by the Statutory Deputation of Vizcaya which made itself responsible for is restoration. In 1968 the palace next to it was handed over to the State to be converted into a state-run hotel. Years later the oil company Petronor acquired the properties and took responsibility for their conservation. The castle's image corresponds fundamentally with that of a medieval fortification occupied during its beginnings by the Munatones family and later by the Salazars. Among its main features stands out the exterior wall fitted with battlements whose main purpose was defensive. Its tower, today in a state of ruin, is large and solid, with 75 metres of 3-metre-thick wall remaining. This medieval fortress in the Somorrostro valley is well worth a visit.

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