The Castle of Arteaga is located near Guernica in the fertile Urdaibai estuary region. The original eighth century manor house on the site was destroyed and rebuilt many times before the current castle was built in the mid-fifteenth century. By the nineteenth century, the castle had fallen into disrepair and was used as a farmhouse.

1. THE CASTLE OF ARTEAGA
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2. IMFORMATION ABOUT THE CASTLE
The castle is located in a fertile part of the Urdaibai estuary,
not far from the historic town of Guernica
The original manor house was built in the eighth century by
Fortún Ortúnez and Sancho Gaúteguiz, and was destroyed
and rebuilt many times.
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3. The castle was built on the foundations of a tower mentioned
in writings from the mid-fifteenth century. By the nineteenth
century it was very run down, having been used as a
farmhouse.
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