Castillo de Coca
Castillo de Coca
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Alex F
The Villages, FL2,025 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
Starting with the amount of trash and other debris around the inner and outer perimeters. They won’t offer a guided tour unless you have a group of 10 or more at € 16 each!!!!. So you can do a self guided tour, I didn’t care to ask for the entry price since the gentleman at the door advised us that we only had 20 minutes since they were closing for “cena” and that you must be physically fit to deal with the number of stairs. The castle web site is outdated with last entries in 2020. It doesn’t provide clear information about the guided tours or the hours of operation just to call a telephone number that no one would answer.
Written November 14, 2022
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Vicente A
Valencia, Spain51 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Very nice castle, different from others because of its bricks. It's worth going to see it. Going up the tower and down are many small, steep steps, not suitable for adults or small children, but a joy for those who can do it. Good views from above and below. It has a park in front with shade and the gate and part of the wall. Very friendly staff.
Written August 7, 2023
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Boryana T
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Mar 2023 • Family
Big and stunning medieval Castle, huge trench. Great for pictures, few tourists, not a commercialized enough site. Nor much to see in the castle though, so it was a quick visit, but much worth it.
Written March 18, 2023
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travelingspain2014
London, UK648 contributions
Jul 2014 • Couples
Located a short ninety minute drive north of Madrid, massive stone Castle. Located in the small village of Coca, Spain, this massive Castle is one of the strongest fortifications in Spain. With strong outer walls and gates, the interior walls of the keep can be as much as three meters (nearly 10 feet thick) even in the upper reaches of the living quarters. The medieval version of a safe room, built specifically to protect the owners and their possessions from enemies.
Built by the Fonseca family in 1452, it served the family and protected their possessions until the war of independence with the forces of Napoleone. The Castle was severely damaged during the siege by the French forces and stood abandoned for many years. In 1931 it was declared a National monument and later restored into a school of forestry in 1954. It is still owned by the Duchessa de Alba, though leased to the Government.
It is a true feat of engineering, in medieval times the fortress would have been nearly impregnable. Today, there are many signs throughout the building in Spanish, French and English. The guided tours are only done in Spanish. This does let the Castle down for a tourist draw. There are little strange bits of information available to the tourist. There are secret tunnels which in Medieval times would allow the occupants of the castle to travel to any of the seven churches located in the village at the time. Several of the tunnels still exist, but only one Church is still standing. The interior stairs are quite steep and uneven. They were designed that way as a defence tactic. It does make climbing difficult and there are no lifts available.
The village of Coca does have a portion of the medieval walls still intact. The main door through the wall to the village is still open, however only passable on foot. The village itself has a number of signs indicating local points of interest.
I found the village to be boring and on a Sunday, nearly completely closed. My wife and I elected to travel about half the distance back towards Madrid. There is the inspiring city if Segovia. Segovia is an extremely comfortable city for eating and sightseeing. Planning your trip so as to arrive in Coca around 10 A.M., allowing two hours for visiting the Castle, then back to Segovia, arriving around 1 P.M. then a relaxed afternoon of lunch and sightseeing there makes for a fully enjoyable day trip.
Built by the Fonseca family in 1452, it served the family and protected their possessions until the war of independence with the forces of Napoleone. The Castle was severely damaged during the siege by the French forces and stood abandoned for many years. In 1931 it was declared a National monument and later restored into a school of forestry in 1954. It is still owned by the Duchessa de Alba, though leased to the Government.
It is a true feat of engineering, in medieval times the fortress would have been nearly impregnable. Today, there are many signs throughout the building in Spanish, French and English. The guided tours are only done in Spanish. This does let the Castle down for a tourist draw. There are little strange bits of information available to the tourist. There are secret tunnels which in Medieval times would allow the occupants of the castle to travel to any of the seven churches located in the village at the time. Several of the tunnels still exist, but only one Church is still standing. The interior stairs are quite steep and uneven. They were designed that way as a defence tactic. It does make climbing difficult and there are no lifts available.
The village of Coca does have a portion of the medieval walls still intact. The main door through the wall to the village is still open, however only passable on foot. The village itself has a number of signs indicating local points of interest.
I found the village to be boring and on a Sunday, nearly completely closed. My wife and I elected to travel about half the distance back towards Madrid. There is the inspiring city if Segovia. Segovia is an extremely comfortable city for eating and sightseeing. Planning your trip so as to arrive in Coca around 10 A.M., allowing two hours for visiting the Castle, then back to Segovia, arriving around 1 P.M. then a relaxed afternoon of lunch and sightseeing there makes for a fully enjoyable day trip.
Written July 30, 2014
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ViajeroIndiana
South Bend, IN378 contributions
Jul 2013 • Family
We took a quick side trip to Coca Castle on our drive back to Toledo after a weekend in the Picos de Europa. It is about a 20 minute drive off the N-601, 50 minutes from Segovia, and slightly more than an hour from Valladolid. Because the castle is a bit out of the way, it is really best visited as a detour on the way to or from somewhere else. You can really enjoy the whole experience of the castle in a short time. I would recommend arriving late in the afternoon, about an hour before closing, as we did. We really enjoyed the fact that the place was practically empty and the light was great for photos. Like so many places in central Spain, Coca is HOT in the summer and there is very little shade, so come prepared with cold water and sunscreen.
We have visited lots of castles in Spain and other places in Europe, and though Coca might not make the top of our list of favorites, it is a very fascinating place and it is quite unique architecturally. Our children (7 and 10) were enthralled with the place, though they were definitely ready to leave after an hour, mostly because the temperature was over 100. The cost of the self-guided tour is minimal, and visitors are allowed to explore a good part of the castle and climb up a couple of the towers, which offer beautiful views of the surrounding town and countryside. One disappointing aspect of the Castle is the Agricultural School that was built inside its courtyard in the 1950s . . . it really detracts from the atmosphere of the place.
If you are nearby, don't miss it. But if you have to choose between this and, say, an afternoon in Segovia, by all means do the latter.
We have visited lots of castles in Spain and other places in Europe, and though Coca might not make the top of our list of favorites, it is a very fascinating place and it is quite unique architecturally. Our children (7 and 10) were enthralled with the place, though they were definitely ready to leave after an hour, mostly because the temperature was over 100. The cost of the self-guided tour is minimal, and visitors are allowed to explore a good part of the castle and climb up a couple of the towers, which offer beautiful views of the surrounding town and countryside. One disappointing aspect of the Castle is the Agricultural School that was built inside its courtyard in the 1950s . . . it really detracts from the atmosphere of the place.
If you are nearby, don't miss it. But if you have to choose between this and, say, an afternoon in Segovia, by all means do the latter.
Written September 14, 2013
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Michael W
London, UK29 contributions
Sep 2012 • Solo
To experience Coca is really to experience the whole of the little town in one fell swoop, for the castle just about takes up half the town's footprint with it's massive, commanding bulk! The place is well worth a detour if out and about on the roads of Castilla y Leon anywhere near Valladolid or Segovia (and could be coupled with visits to the other nearby castle towns of Ischar and Medina Del Campo). As I visited by hire car I don't know how good the public transport links are to the town, but if the general vibe of the surroundings are anything to go by I wouldn't expect anything to get you there - or, indeed, out again - in a particular hurry. Well worth having a good map of the region or GPS, as the town is not that well signposted from the National highways.
As the castle is now given over to a high school (something I didn't realise till arrival), there was a wonderfully anachronistic feel to the place, which is pretty much divided into two halves; one preserved in it's shambolic, late mediaeval/Mudejar state with crumbly walls, turrets and assorted stone relics for the delectation of visiting tourists, such as myself, and the other half a renovated all-mod-con facility for the town's youth.
The castle should be visited along with the nearby Torre de San Nicolas, the town's main church and remnants of the town gate (easily walkable), as their patchy distribution in-amongst the frontier-esque aboves of the present day town give a better impression of the scale on which it was once built.
As the castle is now given over to a high school (something I didn't realise till arrival), there was a wonderfully anachronistic feel to the place, which is pretty much divided into two halves; one preserved in it's shambolic, late mediaeval/Mudejar state with crumbly walls, turrets and assorted stone relics for the delectation of visiting tourists, such as myself, and the other half a renovated all-mod-con facility for the town's youth.
The castle should be visited along with the nearby Torre de San Nicolas, the town's main church and remnants of the town gate (easily walkable), as their patchy distribution in-amongst the frontier-esque aboves of the present day town give a better impression of the scale on which it was once built.
Written October 8, 2012
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Susan B
Singapore, Singapore146 contributions
Aug 2014 • Family
We had a day to drive from Leon to Madrid. Leon, Oviedo, Santilliana del Mar, Laredo - all fabulous amazing towns with awe-inspiring churches but there is only so much that a 12 yr old can take! So how to make the road trip fun? We asked the information centres for the best castles and they said Coca and Segovia. So if you have a boy with an Assassins Creed thing going on and you need to keep them on-board before the Madrid museum-fest, then I cannot recommend the Coca - Alcazar (Segovia) double act highly enough.
Coca has a wall you can walk around. All the way! Not for the squeamish given lack of handrails but an amazing view into the valleys around. Then there is the main castle. Good guide in English, plenty to see for 60-90 mins. We visited in August so the agricultural college that now uses the building was on holiday. we had a really good time here. Nice Moorish influence which we didn't see much of in the North or in Barcelona. No obvious cafes to stop at so we enjoyed the castella then motored on to Segovia and Alcazar which was the other part of this double hander
Coca has a wall you can walk around. All the way! Not for the squeamish given lack of handrails but an amazing view into the valleys around. Then there is the main castle. Good guide in English, plenty to see for 60-90 mins. We visited in August so the agricultural college that now uses the building was on holiday. we had a really good time here. Nice Moorish influence which we didn't see much of in the North or in Barcelona. No obvious cafes to stop at so we enjoyed the castella then motored on to Segovia and Alcazar which was the other part of this double hander
Written August 19, 2014
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cgwinters
Niceville, FL2 contributions
Jul 2012 • Family
We stopped by Coca enroute to other destinations, really just to break up the trip. A brick castle. It turned out to be most of our group's favorite spot. The castle was amazing and you can walk freely on the battlements and in the rooms of the castle. The Coca church is also incredibly beautiful. Definitely worth the time.
Written July 25, 2012
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Halcatra
Edinburgh, UK474 contributions
Sep 2019 • Couples
It is extremely beautiful castle with super friendly staff member in the ticket office. The castle is close for siesta, so make sure you come before 13:00 or after 16:30. We were shortly before 16:00 so we needed to wait a while, but I amazed happy that we did. Beautiful views from the top, nice walk around. What's more, the ticket price is less than three euros!
Written September 29, 2019
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Luis
Brussels, Belgium44 contributions
Aug 2018 • Couples
We love castles and were looking for a good one while passing through the region. This one is definitely worth a visit. Very few tourists make it even more enjoyable since you can get got photos and explore the area in peace. There is a small parking in front but normally not full. You can explore a lot for free but you gotta see the inside (not much) and get excellent views if you pay a small fee. The village is worth a walk as well with some interesting spots for photos or simply viewing. Village+castle, I guess around 3h is enough.
Written October 20, 2018
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La visite est-elle libre ou bien faut-il forcément prendre une visite guidée ?
Written October 15, 2023
Es posible ver el interior del castillo sin guia?
Written August 24, 2023
Yes, they give you a leaflet with details of castle’s rooms and a bit of history and you go through the castle alone. Please check working/ entry hours in advance.
Written August 29, 2023
Bonjour,
Est ce que le château est payant sans guide?
Merci par avance de votre réponse.
Written September 26, 2020
Creo que lo más acertado es lo que te recomienda josemariaf974 disfrutarás de unas imágenes espectaculares,un saludo
Written July 31, 2019
Sería posible acceder con carrito de bebé?
Written May 12, 2019
Se puede ver bien por fuera para hacer fotos por fuera? Algunos castillos lo tapan con muros.
Written May 2, 2019
Boa tarde. alguém sabe o preço do ingresso para visitar o castelo de coca
Written July 11, 2017
viajamos con perro. podríamos acceder al castillo con el o mejor dejarlo en el hotel?
Written March 25, 2017
pues yo creo que no se puede ir con perro. Si la visita es guiada igual no todo el mundo esta comodo, ademas hay mucha escalera de caracol, se sube y baja , lla ma y pregunta
Written March 25, 2017
Estoy planeando pasar por el Castillo una tarde de jueves. Alguien me puede informar cual es el horario del Castillo de Coca un jueves 18 de agosto.
Gracias
Written August 5, 2016
LABORABLES: MAÑANAS de 10.30 h. a 13.00 h. | TARDES de 16.30 h. a 19.00 h.
. SÁBADOS, DOMINGOS Y FESTIVOS: MAÑANAS de 11.00 h. a 13.00 h. | TARDES de 16.30 h. a 19.00 h.
Días que se encuentra cerrado: Primer Martes de cada mes | 1 de Enero, Año nuevo | 6 de Enero, Reyes | 25 de Diciembre, Navidad | Durante todo el mes de Enero
TARIFAS (IVA incluido):
Entrada general: 2,70 Euros
Excursiones concertadas, Agencias, Asociaciones, Colegios, con carta de presentación: 2,00 Euros
Jubilados y pensionistas con carnet: 2,00 Euros
Niños de 7 a 14 años acompañados por adultos: 2,00 Euros
INFORMACIÓN TURÍSTICA y VISITAS GUIADAS: ACTURE DE COCA S.C. Tlfno. 617 573 554
PD: Espero que disfrutes de este majestuoso Castillo Mudejar. Un saludo
Written August 5, 2016
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