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 by the Almohads, and reinforced from the mid-13th century onwards due to its location on the frontier between the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile.
It is today in a good state of conservation, and comprises a double enclosure. The exterior, which follows the shape of the hill overlooking the village of Biar, has four semi-cylindrical towers at the corners, all with battlements and arrow slits. The interior also has three semi-cylindrical towers, although its most outstanding feature is the shell keep.
This building has a rectangular floor plan, 17 metres high, with a ground floor and two other floors. Its peculiarity is to be found on the first floor, which is covered by a traditional Almohad ribbed vault, the only example of its kind in Spanish military architecture.
Slik kommer du hit
Konstruksjon: Borg
Opprinnelse: 12. århundre
Kunsthistorisk periode: Arabisk
Nyttig informasjon
Fra 01 okt til 30 mai
fra Onsdag til Fredag
fra 10:15 til 13:45
fra 16:15 til 19:15
Lørdag, Søndag, Helligdager
fra 10:15 til 13:45
Fra 01 jun til 30 sep
fra Onsdag til Fredag
fra 10:15 til 13:45
fra 16:15 til 18:15
Helligdager og Helg
fra 10:15 til 13:45
Access only through guided visits.
Priser
Generelt: 1€
I nærheten
Restauranter
Turistkontorer
Kulturutflukter

Alle rettigheter er forbeholdt. Turespaña / Segittur © 2013
Portal administrert av: Sociedad Estatal para la Gestión de la Innovación y las Tecnologías Turísticas, S.A. (SEGITTUR)











































