Name: Castle of Zorita de los Canes
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Location: Zorita De Los Canes, Campiña, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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1. Castillo de Zorita de los Canes — circular by the Archaeological Park of Recópolis

14.6km

03:57

200m

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2. Recópolis Archaeological Site loop from Zorita de los Canes

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01:12

80m

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Sofía_Ibáñez

July 26, 2023

The castle of Zorita de los Canes stands on a hill on one of the banks of the Tagus River. It is a fortification of Arab origin built in the 9th century.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

April 25, 2023

A typical Gothic castle whose current shape was arranged by the masters of the Order of Calatrava, inside which we will find interesting remains from the different periods in which it was occupied. The Iron Gate, the result of the reforms of Caliph Al-Nasir in the 10th century; the Priory Church of San Benito inside the enclosure; the crypt with a Visigothic Corinthian capital, reused as a baptismal font; the Sala del Moro, covered by a hemispherical ashlar vault; the Torre del Espolón, adaptation to the use of artillery, from the s. XVI; the cistern; the Omega room, with two rooms excavated in the rock, a ribbed plaster vault and a bench running along the walls; the watchtower And all this, in the surroundings of the Visigothic city of Recópolis.

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Marti Ferret

February 7, 2023

Fortification located in the Spanish municipality of Zorita de los Canes (Guadalajara). It is located on the hill under which the town is located, on the left bank of the Tagus River.

Strategically located, the fortress began to be built at the end of the 9th century by order of the Cordovan emir Mohamed I. It was ceded by Alfonso VIII of Castile to the Order of Calatrava in 1174.2

It was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument on June 3, 1931.

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Location: Zorita De Los Canes, Campiña, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Castle of Zorita de los Canes

1. Castillo de Zorita de los Canes — circular by the Archaeological Park of Recópolis

2. Recópolis Archaeological Site loop from Zorita de los Canes

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