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Also known as the Dávila Castle, it is one of the most important constructions found along the route of the Cañada Real Soriana Occidental. The Castle cannot be understood without the medieval bridge over the river Tormes. Together, they functioned as a control point for the passage of people and goods. According to documentation, Queen Isabella I and Emperor Charles V stayed overnight in the fortress.

From the Ávila plain, with the agricultural landscape in the foreground, the imposing Sierra de Gredos and its bluish ridges can be seen.

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption was built in the 14th century on the site of the old fortress and rebuilt in the 16th century. Of considerable size, its polygonal sanctuary and transept stand out, towering above the rest of the church and displaying magnificent ashlar masonry and stepped prismatic buttresses. The apse and the central section of the transept are covered with star-shaped ribbed vaults. They are the work of Lucas Giraldo and Juan Gutiérrez, two of the finest architects of the 16th century. The body of the church, with three naves formed by wide semicircular arches rising from octagonal pillars, resembles a large hall. It is entered through two doorways with pointed and splayed arches on pilasters, sheltered by simple alfices. The very simple, rectangular tower features ashlar masonry in the lower section, granite ashlar in the upper section, and balls in the cornice. Inside, the main altarpiece, dating from the early 18th century, is Churrigueresque in the main section and Rococo in the shell to match the shape of the apse vault, the sacristy altarpiece, and other altarpieces distributed throughout the naves of the church.

From Puerto de Villatoro itself, a road appears in a northerly direction that goes towards the center of Villanueva del Campillo, with impressive views of the area.

Well-preserved castle and medieval bridge

Old bridge, currently misnamed La Fonseca, its real historical name is La Ponseca. It belongs to the municipality of La Horcajada, which has also recently been rehabilitated because its rock was detaching and its stability was beginning to be endangered. It crosses the river Corneja and as a curiosity, Emperor Carlos V passed over this bridge on his retirement journey to the Yuste monastery.

Right at the top of the town of El Mirón there is a hill with an old tower/castle from past times that offers impressive views of the town and the area as a whole.

This is one of the most important buildings in the town of Pedrahíta along with the Palace of the Dukes of Alba and the Convento de Carmelitas which is located in the same town.