The Mandela effect is a phenomenon that Wikipedia defines as a confabulation shared by several people. An example? Pikachu does not have a black spot on its tail, contrary to what many people think. What follows is not in a strict sense a Mandela effect, but it is an idea (not a confabulation) rarely shared by society: references in children’s cartoons.
A house will always be of the chalet type, even if the person who drew it lived in a beehive like the ones in the movies of Almodóvar. Or a castle will always be prototypically idealized: moat, drawbridge, cylindrical defenses.
That idea (in a platonic sense) is the one that represents the castle of Guadamur -which is in Toledo-: if one thinks of a castle, it is highly probable that the mental drawing he makes of it is very similar to this construction.
The history of the castle of Guadamur
Guadamur is a castle defined by those who know about it in many ways, but two of them would be that, one, it is stately (belonging to the Counts of Fuensalida) and that, two, Italian art influenced its architecture.
Its history has gone through a thousand different types of episodes: it has had a military function, it has been used by the French during the War of Independence, it has been a refuge and residence for nobles and now it is a private property.
If Guadamur had a hall of fame, anyone would be surprised to see that it has been temporarily inhabited by characters of the category of the marriage of Philip the Handsome and Joan the Mad, Cardinal Cisneros, Charles V, and, as a prisoner, the Princess of Eboli, imprisoned in the fortress of Guadamur by order of Philip II.
A movie castle
All the texts referring to Guadamur refer to the same issue: its importance in Spanish fiction. Anyone would think it might as well be a homegrown version of Dragon Rocks, but its television role has been much more national. Los Borgia, Águila Roja or La Corona Partida are examples of some of the series that have been filmed here.
is it possible to visit?
Although it is a private construction, yes, it can be visited. The only thing you should know is that it is only open three days a week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9am to 2pm) and that you need to make a reservation in advance.
Reservations can be made either by phone (925 29 15 60 and 925 29 13 01) or by mail(turismoguadamur@gmail.es).
Prices for the guided tour, which lasts 90 minutes:
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- General: 5€
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- Children from 3 to 6 years old: 3€
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- Children from 7 to 14 years old: 4€
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- Retirees: 4€