Puebla de Sanabria
The Capital of Sanabria

This municipality belongs to one of the oldest regions of the province of Zamora, located in the northwest of the province.

Puebla de Sanabria is recognized as a Historic-Artistic Site.

It has several emblematic buildings, such as the Castle built in the fifteenth century, commissioned by Don Rodrigo Alonso de Pimentel and Doña María Pacheco, Counts of Benavente, lords of much of the kingdom of León. It is a castle-fortress built in granite masonry with a square walled enclosure and a central tower, the great keep, which was protected by a drawbridge.

It is popularly known as "El Macho", surrounded by defensive walls. It currently serves as a house of culture and you can visit it.

Another emblematic monument is the Parish Church of Nuestra Señora del Azogue, dating from the twelfth century, although it has been greatly modified in later times. The temple consists of a single nave, Latin cross plan, transept and polygonal chancel, chapel and sacristy, side chapel, atrium and prominent tower at the foot. The front is of Romanesque origin, inside it preserves a baptismal font of the thirteenth century. The Virgen del Azogue is the patron saint of Puebla de Sanabria.

The Hermitage of San Cayetano from the XVIII century, is of neoclassical style, built by the Osorio family, whose family coat of arms is preserved on the cover. The façade is beautifully ornamented: two pilasters attached to the door with a composite capital, a religious coat of arms of the Calvary inserted in the tympanum of the door, a small oculus as a rose window as a point of entry of light and an elegant belfry topped by two pinnacles and two buttresses.

The City Hall located in the Plaza Mayor is a porticoed building, with two towers on its sides, is a building from the time of the Catholic Monarchs.

The Convent of San Francisco is located outside the old town, on the other side of the river, in a neighborhood of widening, is austere. Its church is still open to the public.

Throughout the town we find large mansions with a stately air, and mansions adorned with ancient coats of arms that mark its steep streets, all carefully maintained so they have a great quality.