Seventeen years ago, it was the scary castle of death. The girls were 3, 6, and 8 at the time, and there were no rails along the interior walls of the castle. So, there was nothing to stop a young one from falling a significant distance. We made the girls keep one hand on the wall so they did not get to close, although there were parts of the wall that were no more than 18 inches wide.
Back then it was a sleepy little castle, very rustic. We remember the old castle keeper was charmed by the girls (yes, they were actually charming back in the day. Nowadays they are. . .oh, shoot, they can read this. . .moving on. . .) and let them hold the big castle key and pet the castle dog (el perro).
The place has definitely gotten a facelift since 2001, including many plantings and rails along the inside of the walls. It hosts medieval banquets once a week or so, has medieval sword fights, and as it points out a lot, has played a starring role in numerous scenes from Game of Thrones.
We’ve never seen GoT, but it was neat the way they put pictures of scenes from the show right in front of where those scenes were filmed. Let's face it though -- with the rails in place for safety, those GoT people aren't as tough as they seem in the show! Wimps -- try it with no rails and a three year old!
Besides being a little sad that the castle was all fixed up and no longer the Scary Castle of Death, the weather was a challenge. High upon a hill, the castle was fogged in, so there were no dramatic scenic views of the valley stretching this way and that way. There were also a lot more tourists visiting (it was not crowded, but in 2001 I think we saw one other group). Still, it was fun to rekindle a fond memory.
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