Villanueva de Canedo - Castle of True Love Attractions Castillo de Buen Amor

28km/17mi north of Salamanca on N 630, off the road to the right, is the little town of Villanueva de Cañedo, dominated by the massive round towers of the Castillo de Buen Amor. The castle, built by Alfonso VII of León in the 13th century, was used by the Catholic Monarchs as a base in their conflict with Isabella's half-sister, Juana la Beltraneja, for the crown of Castile. The most notable features of the castle are the inner courtyard and the sumptuous decoration of the interior, in particular the Mudéjar-style paneled ceiling in the Great Hall.