The Castle walls are about 400m away.
That's Kerrie Taking off for the entrance.
Second set of walls just inside the entrance.
Looking down into the first Moat now covered in grass.
This bridge is across the second moat. It leads into the fortress or keep.
Nice little spot for firing away at the troops and keeping yourself protected.
Note the low ceiling.
Looking down at the town from the top of the castle battlements
Courtyard inside the fortress
Looking out at the old town
Across to the original church built around 1200 to 1300 AD give or take a couple of hundred years!
From the fortress back across the bridge and moat to the outer walls.
Narrow paths around the battlements
Original Roman built battlement.
View from top of battlement across new town
This and next two photos of carving relief in pieces of stone
Mural on walls
Baptismal fountain inside a chapel located inside the fortress
Some Latin for the learned!!
A water colour of the Castle done about 100 years ago.
Any chance our modern buildings will last as long?
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