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• Baza Fortress. Baza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Cava Alta. 18080. Baza. Granada. (Andalusia) http://www.andalucia.org/turismo-cultural/visitas/granada/alcazaba-de-baza/. In its prime, the citadel was an insuperable fortress.Three construction phases can be seen in its walls, the first in the XI-XII century, another in the Nazarite period, a…

• Castle of Charles V. Hondarribia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Armas 14. 20280. Hondarribia. Guipúzcoa - Gipuzkoa. (Basque Country) E-mail: hondarribia@parador.es. www.parador.es. Today it is a Parador. The castle is located in the strategic area of the town, at the highest point.The building was a castle and palace at the same time, joined together by…

• Castros de Ligonde. Monterroso.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 27560. Ligonde. Monterroso. Lugo. (Galicia)…

• San Servando Castle. Toledo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera de Circunvalación -Frente al Puente de Alcántara. 45006. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) The Bishop of Tenorio's castle. This castle was built as a monastery according to an order by Alfonso VI in honour of the saints Servando and Germano. But due to the fact that it is close to the Alcántara …

• Biar Castle. Biar.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Biar. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: biar@touristinfo.net. http://www.biar.es/. This frontier castle is Arab in origin and was reinforced and extended by the Christians from the time of its conquest. It contains a unique element in Hispanic Arab architecture. It was built in the 12th century…

• Chinchilla de Montearagón Castle. Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 02520. Chinchilla de Monte-Aragon. Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón. Albacete. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: oficinadeturismo@ayuntamientochinchilla.com. www.chinchillademontearagon.com. Remains of an Arab past. In the 15th century, Juan Pacheco, Marquis of Villena, restored a castle of Arab origin, “Xerif …

• Almansa Castle. Almansa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Castillo 18. 02640. Almansa. Albacete. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: turismoalmansa@hotmail.com. www.almansa.es. Fortification dating back to the 14th century, and altered in the 15th. Fortification dating back to the 14th century, and altered in the 15th. One of the most beautiful castles i…

• Alcaraz Castle. Alcaraz.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera N-322 de Albacete a Jaén, a 80 km. de Albacete. 02300. Alcaraz. Albacete. (Castile-La Mancha) The defence of Alcaraz. This whole city was thought out from a strategic point of view. This is a 13th-century defensive building that served as a defensive fortress for the city. Because of its l…

• Calatrava la Vieja Castle. Carrión de Calatrava.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera Nacional 420, de Ciudad Real a Carrión de Calatrava. 13150. Carrión de Calatrava. Ciudad Real. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.turismocastillalamancha.com. It is Arab in origin. The building incorporates a major water defence system, in combination with various walls and barriers. The Guadi…

• Cuenca Castle. Cuenca.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 16001. Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: ofi.turismo@cuenca.es. http://www.turismocuenca.com/. Almost nothing remains of the ancient Arabian city wall and very little remains of the impregnable Christian fortress, which underwent its last change during the era of Felipe (Philip) II. There are stil…

• La Luz Castle. Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Juan Rejón s/n. 35007. Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las. Gran Canaria. (Canary Islands) A castle fortress. It was built because of the fight against piracy. Initially it was built beside the sea, but today, because land has been artificially recovered, it appears slightly separated from the water. …

• Fortress of the Condestables de Castilla. Medina de Pomar.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plazuela del Alcázar s/n. 09500. Medina de Pomar. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: patrimonio@medinadepomar.org. http://www.medinadepomar.org/. Also known as the Castle of Los Velasco or the Towers of Medina, the Fortress of the Condestables de Castilla is an imposing Gothic fortress-palace, currently…

• Peñaranda Castle. Peñaranda de Duero.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Castillo, s/n. 09410. Peñaranda de Duero. Burgos. (Castile-Leon) http://www.peñarandadeduero.es/ayuntamiento. Peñaranda is one of the best conserved castles along the fortified frontier line which existed between the Christian kingdoms and the territory of Al-Ándalus during the 10th centur…

• Calatrava la Nueva Castle. Aldea del Rey.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera Calatrava a Puertollano Km. 7,200. 13380. Aldea del Rey. Ciudad Real. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 926865228 | http://www.turismocastillalamancha.com. Castle-convent. This is a Gothic castle with a rose window in its church that should not be missed. This castle-convent consists of three …

• Escalona Fortress. Escalona.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera de Toledo a Ávila. 45910. Escalona. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 925781212 | E-mail: ayuntamiento@escalona.es. www.ayto-escalona.com. Sentinel of Alberche. The castle-palace of Don Álvaro de Luna is a large fortified palace with a church inside. It was built in the 15th century, w…

• Atienza Castle. Atienza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Armas s/n. 19270. Atienza. Guadalajara. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.turismocastillalamancha.com/. Scraping the sky. It is surprising because it is such a tall castle. The slim square-plan keep stands out above all. It has 2 walls arranged in concentric circles. The main nucleus was withi…

• Zorita de los Canes Castle. Zorita de los Canes.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 19119. Zorita de los Canes. Guadalajara. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.patrimoniohistoricoclm.es. Labyrinth of walls. It is structured as a complicated system of walls, gates, large towers and windows, mixed over the centuries. The plan is elongated, from north to south, and is surrounded by a wall…

• Oropesa Castle. Oropesa.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Palacio 1. 45560. Oropesa. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.turismocastillalamancha.com. A Christian military fortress. The whole site lies inside the defensive walls surrounding the old town of Oropesa. It is now a Parador hotel. This is a 13th-century four-sided Christian castle bu…

• Castro de Coaña (Navia Historical Park). Coaña.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera AS-12. 33795. Coaña. Asturias. E-mail: castrodecoana@gmail.com. http://www.parquehistorico.org/. The iron-age settlements of the northwest peninsula. The "castros" were a distinctive type of iron-age settlement in the area of Asturias, León and Galicia. Excavations of this pre-Roman site h…

• Guadamur Castle. Guadamur.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Jorge Manrique 8. 45160. Guadamur. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 925291624 | www.turismocastillalamancha.com . A lovely fortress in Toledo. This is a magnificent example of the fortresses of the 15th century, influenced by Italian styles, in the Toledo region. It was built in the 15th …

• Bellver Castle. Palma.

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  … Calle Camilo José Cela 17. 07014. Palma. Majorca. (Balearic Islands) Fax.: +34 971454373 | E-mail: castelldebellver@a-palma.es. http://www.cultura.palma.es/. The royal residence of Jaime II. The castle is located on the crest of a hill and is in the Gothic style. Bellver Castle has had various diffe…

• La Mota Castle. Medina del Campo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida del Castillo. 47400. Medina del Campo. Valladolid. (Castile-Leon) Tel.: +34 983812724 | +34 983810063 | Fax.: +34 983810117 | E-mail: crvcastillodelamota@gmail.com. www.castillodelamota.es. The great tower of Castile. This is one of the largest towers in Castile. It was used as fortress, and…

• Javier Castle. Javier.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 31411. Javier. Navarre. Fax.: +34 948884259 | E-mail: castillodejavier@jesuitas.es. www.turismo.navarra.es. The house of San Francisco de Javier. Here important works of art are housed, such as a Spanish painting collection from the 15th to 20th centuries and a Japanese kimono from the 19th century.…

• Ciudadela. Pamplona.

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  … Avenida del Ejército s/n. 31002. Pamplona-Iruña. Pamplona. Navarre. E-mail: ciudadela@ayto-pamplona.es. www.turismo.navarra.es. Built under the reign of Felipe II, who commissioned the work to the Italian military engineer Fratín.Pentagonal in shape.Out of its five bastions, only three remain.There …

• Castle of the Dukes of Albuquerque. Cuéllar.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Camino Palacio s/n. 40200. Cuéllar. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921142076 | E-mail: turismo@aytocuellar.es. http://www.cuellar.es/.   It was built in the 11th century, although most of the remains of the building date from the 15th century. It belonged to Álvaro de Luna and the first Dukes of …