The fortress complex has an approximate area of ​​2.5 hectares, delimited by an irregularly shaped outer wall that adapts to the topography of the hill. In its construction, different materials and building techniques are used as a result of the different construction phases, renovations and extensions. The towers it has correspond mostly to the tower-buttress model. Up to twenty-one towers are identified, among which two stand out. The first of them, known as Torre de los Vargas, is a coracha tower located next to the course of the stream. The second, a tower connected to the enclosure by a large semicircular arch that covers a span of 8 meters as a bridge. Both date back to the middle of the century.

At the highest part of the hill stands the Christian manor castle, with a quadrangular floor plan, with massive towers in the corners and others with interior rooms in the center of the canvases. It was built in granite ashlar. Between the first and the second tower is the entrance door: once passed through, you access another door and beyond it appears the large parade ground, decorated with arches. Both the wall sections and the towers are enriched at their crowns with a tight line of modillions as an ornament.

During the first third of the century, a luxurious palace area in Renaissance style was added. The structure that stands out the most, however, is the impressive, luxuriously ornamented Torre del Homenaje, disproportionate but of great beauty, and which at more than 47 meters high is the highest in the entire Iberian Peninsula. It begins with a square plan that in its upper third evolves into rounded shapes, decorated with eight escaraguaitas or staggered semi-cylindrical garitons adorned with the Sotomayor coat of arms on Gothic elements.

Also worth noting is the large dungeon still preserved in the basement of the castle, as well as the cistern and stables.

The castle remained closed, given its precarious state, the result of lack of use and maintenance and continuous looting for years. Mainly the granite stonework and decorative elements such as shields, jambs and lintels of openings, alfarjes, balustrades, etc. were looted. This fact was largely due to the fact that the factories and walls presented a high degree of structural instability. Both outdoors and indoors, the numerous collapses caused had produced a large accumulation of debris.

In the outer walled enclosure, continuous reform and expansion actions have been documented throughout its entire period of use, from the century to the . The average height of the canvases must have been about 8 meters, although currently they are mostly between 2 and 6 meters high. Some sections have practically disappeared entirely, as have some of the 21 towers it has. Until 2018, the deterioration continued to advance and collapses of more sections of wall continued to occur.

Between 2018 and 2019, works were carried out to consolidate and conserve the property,[9]​ through an intervention that includes the entire complex: walled enclosure, castle and interior elements, although in a strategic and punctual manner, in order to respond to the most urgent aspects, given the poor condition of the property. Also included is the enhancement of the Torre del Homenaje, the adaptation of its paths and accesses and the transformation of the attached workhouse into a visitor reception center.

The main intervention was to consolidate the gaps and walls of both the walls and the towers, by stabilizing their structure and reintegrating the collapsed areas. Massive consolidation work has been carried out, repointing the different types of masonry, stitching and filling cracks, recovering lost cores and creating foundations in weakened wall areas. The specific reconstructions in the keep were limited to the lost areas of known appearance, such as interior vaults, lintels and openings, machicolations and the beginning of the garitons.

Of greater complexity was the reintegration of gaps with collapses in the walls and towers of the castle, for which the criterion of material differentiation and setback of the new built surfaces was used, so that their difference with the original was clear and allowed future reconstruction interventions. Another unavoidable part of the intervention for the conservation of the complex was the protection of the roofs, both of the towers and the walkways, with lime concrete, establishing slopes that would help the correct evacuation of rainwater, protecting the surface with waterproofing mortars.

The main objective has been the interior and exterior restoration of the Torre del Homenaje. With this action, visitors can access the upper terrace and contemplate the landscape of the region and the town of Belalcázar. The lighting systems installed recover visibility inside the tower, giving a natural appearance and linking the various architectural spaces and levels of the tower.

Likewise, work has been done on the workhouse that was in ruins to adapt it as a reception center for the monumental site, although its exterior appearance has been maintained to ensure its integration into the environment. The interior consists of a reception and ticketing area, a video room and toilets. Finally, paths have been adapted to allow travel through both the walled area and the castle perimeter. Inside the castle, a walkway has been created to access the keep, the most emblematic element of the complex.

• - Annex: Assets of cultural interest of the province of Córdoba.

• - León Muñoz, Alberto (2003). The Fortresses of Belalcázar (Córdoba). Archaeological analysis of its architecture (9th-19th centuries). Provincial Council of Córdoba. ISBN 9788481540161.

• - Valverde Candil, Mercedes; Toledo Ortiz, Felipe (1985). The castles of Córdoba. Córdoba: Association of Friends of Córdoba. ISBN 84-505-2411-3.

• - Wikimedia Commons hosts a multimedia category on Belalcázar Castle.

• - Belalcázar Castle.

The fortress complex has an approximate area of ​​2.5 hectares, delimited by an irregularly shaped outer wall that adapts to the topography of the hill. In its construction, different materials and building techniques are used as a result of the different construction phases, renovations and extensions. The towers it has correspond mostly to the tower-buttress model. Up to twenty-one towers are identified, among which two stand out. The first of them, known as Torre de los Vargas, is a coracha tower located next to the course of the stream. The second, a tower connected to the enclosure by a large semicircular arch that covers a span of 8 meters as a bridge. Both date back to the middle of the century.

At the highest part of the hill stands the Christian manor castle, with a quadrangular floor plan, with massive towers in the corners and others with interior rooms in the center of the canvases. It was built in granite ashlar. Between the first and the second tower is the entrance door: once passed through, you access another door and beyond it appears the large parade ground, decorated with arches. Both the wall sections and the towers are enriched at their crowns with a tight line of modillions as an ornament.

During the first third of the century, a luxurious palace area in Renaissance style was added. The structure that stands out the most, however, is the impressive, luxuriously ornamented Torre del Homenaje, disproportionate but of great beauty, and which at more than 47 meters high is the highest in the entire Iberian Peninsula. It begins with a square plan that in its upper third evolves into rounded shapes, decorated with eight escaraguaitas or staggered semi-cylindrical garitons adorned with the Sotomayor coat of arms on Gothic elements.

Also worth noting is the large dungeon still preserved in the basement of the castle, as well as the cistern and stables.

The castle remained closed, given its precarious state, the result of lack of use and maintenance and continuous looting for years. Mainly the granite stonework and decorative elements such as shields, jambs and lintels of openings, alfarjes, balustrades, etc. were looted. This fact was largely due to the fact that the factories and walls presented a high degree of structural instability. Both outdoors and indoors, the numerous collapses caused had produced a large accumulation of debris.

In the outer walled enclosure, continuous reform and expansion actions have been documented throughout its entire period of use, from the century to the . The average height of the canvases must have been about 8 meters, although currently they are mostly between 2 and 6 meters high. Some sections have practically disappeared entirely, as have some of the 21 towers it has. Until 2018, the deterioration continued to advance and collapses of more sections of wall continued to occur.

Between 2018 and 2019, works were carried out to consolidate and conserve the property,[9]​ through an intervention that includes the entire complex: walled enclosure, castle and interior elements, although in a strategic and punctual manner, in order to respond to the most urgent aspects, given the poor condition of the property. Also included is the enhancement of the Torre del Homenaje, the adaptation of its paths and accesses and the transformation of the attached workhouse into a visitor reception center.

The main intervention was to consolidate the gaps and walls of both the walls and the towers, by stabilizing their structure and reintegrating the collapsed areas. Massive consolidation work has been carried out, repointing the different types of masonry, stitching and filling cracks, recovering lost cores and creating foundations in weakened wall areas. The specific reconstructions in the keep were limited to the lost areas of known appearance, such as interior vaults, lintels and openings, machicolations and the beginning of the garitons.

Of greater complexity was the reintegration of gaps with collapses in the walls and towers of the castle, for which the criterion of material differentiation and setback of the new built surfaces was used, so that their difference with the original was clear and allowed future reconstruction interventions. Another unavoidable part of the intervention for the conservation of the complex was the protection of the roofs, both of the towers and the walkways, with lime concrete, establishing slopes that would help the correct evacuation of rainwater, protecting the surface with waterproofing mortars.

The main objective has been the interior and exterior restoration of the Torre del Homenaje. With this action, visitors can access the upper terrace and contemplate the landscape of the region and the town of Belalcázar. The lighting systems installed recover visibility inside the tower, giving a natural appearance and linking the various architectural spaces and levels of the tower.

Likewise, work has been done on the workhouse that was in ruins to adapt it as a reception center for the monumental site, although its exterior appearance has been maintained to ensure its integration into the environment. The interior consists of a reception and ticketing area, a video room and toilets. Finally, paths have been adapted to allow travel through both the walled area and the castle perimeter. Inside the castle, a walkway has been created to access the keep, the most emblematic element of the complex.

• - Annex: Assets of cultural interest of the province of Córdoba.

• - León Muñoz, Alberto (2003). The Fortresses of Belalcázar (Córdoba). Archaeological analysis of its architecture (9th-19th centuries). Provincial Council of Córdoba. ISBN 9788481540161.

• - Valverde Candil, Mercedes; Toledo Ortiz, Felipe (1985). The castles of Córdoba. Córdoba: Association of Friends of Córdoba. ISBN 84-505-2411-3.

• - Wikimedia Commons hosts a multimedia category on Belalcázar Castle.

• - Belalcázar Castle.