Euskadi - Butrón Castle, romantic fortress near Bilbao

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Butrón Castle in the Uribe region near Bilbao

Mansions, manor houses, hamlets, that is the kind of architecture whose sure image you associate with rural landscapes of Euskadi.

And, of course, the image of a castle, so common in other regions of Spain, will not come to mind.

That's why you might be surprised to know that there is a castle in the Basque Country.

Butrón Castle in the Uribe region near Bilbao

Specifically I meanButrón Castle, whose existence I met on one of the last trips to that area of ​​Spain, and which you can see in the Uribe region, very near Bilbao.

I tell you that the image of Butró Castle can be shocking.

As you drive along the road through a wooded landscape of half a mountain, you'll see how the tower of a castle similar in style to those found in some European countries stands.

It is not a typical Spanish medieval castle, but a fortification that shows a mixture of castles' own styles, for example, from Germany.

And this is explained because, in reality, the Butrón Castle It was built during the 19th century.

Butrón Castle in the Uribe region near Bilbao

You will see it surrounded by a very leafy and wooded garden, where the big palm trees stand out, on the banks of the Butrón river.

Butrón castle history

He origin of the castle of Butróndates back to medieval times, when in the fifteenth century there was a tower house that belonged to the lord of Butrón, who took tolls for the passage by their borders.

It was a time when these places were controlled by feudal lords and this type of defensive towers,

In this regard I will tell you that very close to the town of Erandio you find the Martiartu Tower, the only one left of the aforementioned fifteenth century without its architecture having been essentially modified.

It didn't happen that way with the old house tower of ButrónWell, when it became the property of Marquis of Cubas During the 19th century, a great reform and expansion was carried out.

Butrón Castle in the Uribe region near Bilbao

The result is the current castle, which never became inhabited.

When you get to Butrón Castle, 24 kilometers north of Bilbao via Mungia, you will surely be surprised by its spectacular facade, which you reach along a path surrounded by palm trees.

You will be sad to find the middle abandoned place, which is not an impediment for it to be a very visited place.

The reality is that it is a castle owned by a private company that used the building up to 20o2 for events such as medieval dinners.

At that time you could visit the halls and rooms of this castle, whose architecture will remind you of the Gothic or even the Mudejar.

Butrón Castle in the Uribe region near Bilbao

Now it is for sale, and it was even put on public auction with a price of 3.5 million euros, but at the time of writing these lines it has not been reported if it finally has a new owner.

In sum, one highly recommended visit around Bilbao.

Photos Butrón Castle

As a preview of your visit, here are more photos of Butrón Castle, in the Uribe region.


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