The castle of Líjar is a construction of the XXI century. As in all defensive constructions, the material used is stone.
It is a castle-shaped building, located in the highest area of the town.
Although it is true that neither in the Book of Appeals and Distribution, nor in the cadastre of the Marqués de la Ensenada there appear reliable data of the existence of a Castle in Líjar, clear evidence such as Castillo Street and Torrecica Street are more than sufficient for its guess. In addition, its exceptional location, on the edge of a precipice, whose height can exceed 100 meters, with a totally perpendicular cut and dominating the entire wide valley, its elevated position at the top of a hill, is in itself a key defensive element.
Starting from its possible existence, the idea that originated the construction of this castle was none other than to energize the activity in the municipality, diversifying the economic sectors of Líjar, through reconstruction, the enhancement of the environment and the creation a tourist office and exhibition hall inside it, in addition to having a viewpoint from which you can see the entire town, its plain and much of the mountains.
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