In San Cebrián de Castro are the ruins of the ancient city of Castrotorafe, currently an uninhabited area, popularly called ‘Zamora la Vieja’, a site located as early as the 12th century. It was a defensive medieval settlement, which emerged on the banks of the River Esla.

For some researchers here he settled an ancient Roman town, the Vico Aquario mansion, mentioned in Antonino Pío's itinerary. It was to this town of Castrotorafe that in 1129 Alfonso VII and his wife, Berenguela, granted jurisdiction and delimited their alfoz, thus having evidence of a fortified town. The construction of the first wall surrounding the town must date from this time. The importance of the place was evident, as a consequence of its geopolitical situation, since it controlled the passage of the Esla river, being a passage between Castilla and Galicia.

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Architecture
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Depopulated
Historical Period
Medieval

Address and map location

  • Postal address San Cebrián de Castro. NaN. Zamora
  • Phones
    980 555 507 (AYTO)
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  • San Cebrián de Castro town hall

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  • Zamora tourism office

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