アルガルデパランシアの洞窟・トップ9

More Palace than Castle, but well preserved/restored/maintained

More Palace than Castle, but well preserved/restored/maintained

Nice village of passage, between Calderona and Espadán

After the Reconquista, many castles in the region were modified or rebuilt to adapt to Christian styles and needs.

The Castro Castle, an Arab fortress with an impressive watchtower at a height of about 780 m, was a fundamental bastion of the Moorish resistance at the time of their expulsion. It was taken by the Duke of Segorbe and General Cavanilles after the Castillo de Aín had also fallen. It was also used in the Carlist Wars. The castle covers an area of about 2,000 m2, where two parts can be distinguished: the "Albacar", a fortified refuge for the inhabitants of the towns dependent on the fortress; and on the other side, the castle itself, which presided surrounded by a large keep that was demolished in 1938 during the Civil War. The views are impressively beautiful.

Torres Torres is a very curious population between the Palancia river and the Calderona mountain range. It preserves some baths of Arab origin and a castle with its tower.

A small but impressive fortress. It is worth making the small detour from the through road to enjoy the view over the typical landscape!

The castle stretched from east to west following the elongated shape of the rocky base where it sits. The tower stood at the west end, was made of rammed earth and had 3 floors, and it is possibly the Arab tower. Next to the tower was the residential building, two stories high, and of which only remains of its walls remain.