El Castillo Palacio de los Álvarez de Toledo en Alba de Tormes

The political rise of the Álvarez de Toledo family, Dukes of Alba since 1472, transformed the town of Alba de Tormes in the capital city of its domains. The castle which had been, so far, a simple geostrategic military site, became a residential palace, without losing its military dimension. The new residence was adapted to the existing new ceremonial needs and court fashions of the Late Middle Ag…