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Benavente Castle is an ancient fortress located in the municipality of Alcolea de Calatrava. This castle, of Muslim origin, was once owned by the Order of Calatrava. Although only the remains of its walls remain today, it once held great strategic importance. The castle is located near Alarcos Castle and close to the Guadiana River. It was primarily used to collect and store taxes for the Order of Calatrava. Despite its state of disrepair, the castle is mentioned in several historical documents, including papal bulls and contracts from the Order.

Miraflores Castle is a fortress of Islamic origin, dated from ceramic samples to around the 9th-10th centuries, although its chronology extends with various modifications until the 14th century. Built in tabiya and masonry, it is mainly located in the town of Piedrabuena. The first documentary reference to the Miraflores Castle dates back to the 12th century. In a bull from Pope Gregory VIII of November 4, 1187, all the possessions of the Order of Calatrava are confirmed, among which are the castles of Caracuel, Alarcos, Benavente, Ciruela, Malagón, Guadalerza and Piedrabuena.

The castle is privately owned and, given its ruinous situation, with the dangers that its visit entails, its access is prohibited without the permission of the property

Not far from Piedrabuena, on top of a mountain is the Miraflores Castle. Originally it was an Islamic fortress. It is now mostly in ruins, but it is still spectacular to see and the views from here are also incredible.

It was the place where one of the oldest parcels in Campo de Calatrava, Caracuel, was founded in 1170. Even so, a few years later it was recovered by the Muslims until the victory of Alfonso VIII in Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212. Mainly, the pentagonal tower of the castle stands out, which covers an older one, from the Almohad period. Today, remains of what was its square enclosure and even the remains of a cistern are preserved. We can access the castle through a narrow stone path that begins behind the Hermitage of Santo Cristo de Caracuel de Calatrava.

You can see the ruins of a fortified castle from the Middle Ages from the road. The Castle of Carcauel was founded in 1170 on the fortified Monte Nogaleson with many battles between Muslims and Christians.