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• Alcazaba fortress in Malaga. Málaga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Alcazabilla, 2. 29012. Málaga. Malaga. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 952227230 | E-mail: sescalona@malaga.eu. http://www.malagaturismo.com/. This Arab palace-fortress was built in the 11th century by King Badis of Granada. It is perfectly adapted to the contours of the land, and takes maximum advantag…

• Soutomaior Castle. Soutomaior.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Castillo de Soutomaior, s/n. 36691. Soutomaior. Pontevedra. (Galicia) http://www.soutomaior.com/. Strategically located in the valley of the Verdugo river, just a few kilometres from the city of Pontevedra, this is an extremely well preserved example of military and palatial architectural. It was fo…

• Castle, walls and palace of Doña Urraca. Salvaterra de Miño.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Rúa da Esperanza, s/n. 36450. Salvaterra de Miño. Pontevedra. (Galicia) E-mail: info@concellodesalvaterra.org. http://www.concellodesalvaterra.org/. Since time immemorial, the town of Salvaterra de Miño has carried out an important military function because of its strategic location next to the Miño…

• Santa Catalina Castle. Santa Cruz de la Palma.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida Marítima s/n. 38700. Santa Cruz de la Palma. La Palma. (Canary Islands) www.lapalmaturismo.com. It is situated in the east of the island and was used to defend the city. Councillor Cepeda ordered its construction in the 16th century, but this was done in various stages. The floor plan is squ…

• Santa Tecla Hill Settlement. Guarda, A.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 36780. Guarda, A. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 986610283 | www.aguarda.es. The settlers of Monte de Santa Tecla established the hill fort culture, of which there are still important remains. It was discovered in 1913, when a road was opened. Circular buildings predominate, although there are also…

• Castilnovo Castle. Condado de Castilnovo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera SG-205, km. 15. 40318. Villafranca. Condado de Castilnovo. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) http://www.segoviaturismo.es. This Mudéjar-style castle was built in the 12th century and has a square ground plan. It has six circular and rectangular towers with barbicans and an interior courtyard, and tw…

• Peñafiel Castle. Peñafiel.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Castillo s/n. 47300. Peñafiel. Valladolid. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 983880060 | E-mail: museodelvino@dip-valladolid.es. http://www.museodelvinodevalladolid.es/. An example of the German Gothic style. Peñafiel castle is built of Campaspero stone and is an example of the German Gothic style.…

• Los Templarios Castle. Ponferrada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida del Castillo s/n. 24400. Ponferrada. León. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: castillodelostemplarios@ponferrada.org. http://www.ponferrada.org/turismo/es/monumentos/castillo-templarios. Templar Residence. The castle of the Templar knights of Ponferrada is a magnificent building. It houses the Templars’…

• Clavijo Castle. Clavijo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 26130. Clavijo. La Rioja. http://lariojaturismo.com. The castle is located in the high area of the town.The Battle of Clavijo, between the Asturian King Ramiro I and the Emir of Córdoba Abd-al-Rahman II, took place near the tower. It is a very emblematic castle with a noteworthy keep.It belongs to t…

• Gormaz Castle. Gormaz.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 42313. Gormaz. Soria. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 975221289 | E-mail: oficinadeturismodesoria@jcyl.es. http://www.castillodegormaz.com/. This Moslem, Calif-style fortress was built in the X century to defend the lands of the Duero from Christian attacks during the Reconquest.Built with ashlar carved st…

• Castle of Sant Joan or La Suda. Tortosa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Passeig de Ronda, s/n. 43500. Tortosa. Tarragona. (Catalonia) E-mail: info@tortosaturisme.cat. http://www.tortosaturisme.cat/ca/. Capital of an ancient kingdom in the Muslim taifa, the castle of Tortosa stands guard from on high over the strategic crossroads between the Roman Via Augusta and the Ebr…

• Miravet Castle. Miravet.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carrer del Castell, s/n. 43747. Miravet. Tarragona. (Catalonia) E-mail: infomiravet@altanet.org. http://www.miravet.altanet.org/. This well-conserved medieval castle is Arab in origin and later belonged to the Order of the Knights Templar. It stands like a colossal sentinel beside the Ebro river. Th…

• Sagunto Castle. Sagunto.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Castillo s/n. 46500. Sagunto-Sagunt. Sagunto. Valencia. Fax.: +34 962665581 | E-mail: M00149@centres.cult.gva.es. http://www.comunitatvalenciana.com. The castle contains remains of the buildings left by its various inhabitants: Romans, Visigoths, Arabs and Christians. Sagunto Castle covers…

• Belmonte Castle. Belmonte.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de Eugenia Montijo, 1. 16640. Belmonte. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: info@castillodebelmonte.com. http://castillodebelmonte.com/. A Gothic-Mudejar castle. Construction of this building was ordered by D. Juan Pacheco, Marquis of Villena, for use as his private residence in the city of hi…

• Fortress of La Mota. Alcalá la Real.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Castillo de la Mota, s/n. 23680. Alcalá la Real. Jaén. (Andalusia) E-mail: info@tuhistorio.org. http://www.tuhistoria.org. The remains of the old Al-Andalus town and the buildings erected after the Reconquest stand on the top of a hill that dominates Alcalá la Real. A veritable Al-Andalus town…

• Monteagudo Castle. Murcia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 30003. Murcia. www.murciaturistica.es. The castle is located on the top of a hill.This fortress is very well preserved.The archaeological remains found belong to the Islamic period.After the foundation of the town of Murcia (825), as well as serving as a fortress, it was also a prison and grain stor…

• Aledo Castle. Aledo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Sierra Espuña. 30859. Aledo. Murcia. E-mail: turismo@aledo.es.   The castle is located 9 kms from Totana, and stands on a small ridge beside the Sierra Espuña mountains. It is Muslim in origin, and is built of tamped earth which gives it its reddish colour. The outstanding feature of the castle is i…

• Lorca Castle – Fortress of the Sun. Lorca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera del Castillo. 30800. Lorca. Murcia. E-mail: info@lorcatallerdeltiempo.com. www.lorcatallerdeltiempo.com. This 13th-century castle is located in a strategic position overlooking the city. It has a long, narrow shape with a polygonal floor plan and is divided into three areas, one of which c…

• Monteagudo Castle. Murcia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 30003. Murcia. www.murciaciudad.com. The name described the ruins located beside the Monteagudo Castle, dating from the Muslim period. These remains were previously part of a turreted rectangular space which was used as a recreation ground by the rulers of the taifas, or Arab fiefdoms.…

• Castro Caldelas Castle. Castro Caldelas.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle do Sol, s/n. 32760. Castro Caldelas. Ourense. (Galicia) http://www.castrocaldelas.es/indexc.html. This typically Galician noble fortress with medieval origins has been splendidly conserved and restored and today functions as a library, cultural centre and exhibition venue. The castle originall…

• Monterrey Castle. Monterrei.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … A 4 kms. De Verín. 32618. Monterrei. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: concello@monterrei.es. www.monterrei.es. Situated in a high part of Valle, near the city of Verín. Built in the 12th century by Alfonso Henríquez. It had enormous importance in the times of Pedro I the Cruel. In the 16th century it was …

• Coca Castle. Coca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Camino Antigua Cauca Romana. 40480. Coca. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) http://www.castillodecoca.com/. It was built by the Archbishop of Seville and Don Alonso de Fonseca, lord of Coca and Alaejos. During the Revolt of the Comuneros, (when Castile rebelled against the king), it remained faithful to Charl…

• Turégano Castle. Turégano.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 40370. Turegano. Turégano. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921501028 | http://www.turegano.es. Built on the initiative of bishop Juan Arias Dávila. The church has a rectangular floor plan, with circular towers and a Baroque steeple. The architects Juan Guas and Gil de Hontañón were probably involv…

• Citadel of Roses. Roses.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avinguda de Rhode, s/n. 17480. Roses. Girona. (Catalonia) E-mail: info@patrimonideroses.cat. http://www.roses.cat/es/Turisme/Patrimoni/Ciutadella.aspx. Located beside the bay of the same name, the citadel of Roses is an imposing military fortification which contains on its interior a succession of t…

• Peralada Castle. Peralada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Carmen 1. 17491. Peralada. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972538087 | E-mail: infomuseo@castilloperelada.com. www.museucastellperalada.com. The castle was built by Viscount Rocabertí in the 14th century outside the walled enclosure, beside the Carmelite Covent. In 1923 it was acquired by Mi…