
No. 75523

No. 68476
Tower house · Spain
No. 68476 · 43.253 N, 3.131 W
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Torre Loizaga (Castillo Concejuelo) is a tower house in Spain with origins associated with the 7th century.
See all castles in SpainCastillo Concejuelo is located in Concejuelo de Galdames, Spain.
The building at the site is a tower house whose historic fabric was later renovated and adapted for contemporary use. The record identifies the structure as a restored tower house but does not assign a specific construction date or original builders.
In its most recent phase the complex was transformed to serve as an automobile museum. The museum is especially noted for its Rolls‑Royce holdings: forty‑five Rolls‑Royce cars are exhibited within three purpose‑built pavilions, and seventy‑five vehicles are on display across the site. Among the collection are an 1899 Allen Runabout and a 1956 Rolls‑Royce Phantom IV that once belonged to HH Abdullah III Al‑Salim Al‑Sabah, Hakim of Kuwait.
The site operates on a summer schedule from 10:00 to 15:00, with an admission charge of €7 for adults and €3 for children aged 12 to 18. Access is often arranged by an authorised tour bus; the site is described as difficult to find by some visitors and is situated about a 45‑minute drive from Bilbao. Driving directions recorded for reaching the property include exiting the A‑8 at Abanto y Ciérvana‑Abanto Zierbena, following the N‑634 toward Somorrostro Muskiz, taking the BI‑2701 to Sopuerta, then the BI‑3631 east toward Galdames Güeñes to kilometre marker 33 and finally a mud track leading south marked toward Torre Loizaga.
The ensemble comprises a restored tower house accompanied by additional display pavilions. The tower house is the historic core of the site and today forms part of the museum complex; its historic structure has undergone renovation, and it stands in a preserved condition that supports the site’s current function.
Three exhibition pavilions sit alongside the tower house and are specifically configured to present vehicles. These pavilions hold forty‑five Rolls‑Royce cars and contribute to a total of seventy‑five cars exhibited on the property. The pavilions represent a later phase of reuse, created to display the museum’s collection, and they are in active use as exhibition spaces. Notable individual vehicles on view within the ensemble include the 1899 Allen Runabout and the 1956 Rolls‑Royce Phantom IV formerly owned by HH Abdullah III Al‑Salim Al‑Sabah, Hakim of Kuwait.

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