This building, called the “House of Towers” after the two towers that adorn its edges, was built in the 16th century at the behest of Andrés Dávalos de Cuenca, alderman and commander of the city. He belonged to the Order of Santiago, which explains the presence of shells on its facade and will probably make you think of the famous “Casa de las Conchas” or “House of Shells” in Salamanca.

Inside you can delight in the evocative patio which hides a chilling story. At the beginning of the 20th century, during some building work in the basement of the Casa de las Torres, a mass of bones, religious habits and rosaries appeared. These remains were attributed to Doña Ana de Orozco, the young and beautiful wife of its original tenant, Andrés Dávalos. Apparently the city councillor was a gloomy character who, feeling himself to be the victim of marital betrayal, dressed his wife in nun’s habits, placed a rosary in her hands and walled her up alive.

These facts have been magnified thanks to the pen of the celebrated writer Antonio Muñoz Molina, who grew up right in front of the Casa de las Torres and who tells his own fictionalised version of what happened in the novel “El Jinete Polaco”.

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