The castle of San Vicente de la Barquera was a royal residence built by Alfonso I of Asturias in the 8th century. The current ...
The construction of the New Castle of Manzanares el Real, also known as Castle of los Mendoza, began in 1475 on a Romanesque ...
Frias castle origins date back to the 9th century, when Alfonso VIII repopulated the valley to reinforce the border between C ...
Santa Catalina Fortress was built on a rocky outcrop that reaches out to sea. La Caleta beach is on one side, protecting it t ...
In 955, Almería gained the title of medina ('city') by the Caliph of Cordoba, Abd ar-Rahman III: construction of the def ...
Evidence exists of an ancient monastery on the site of San Servando castle, possibly founded in the 7th century. In 1080, C ...
The castle of Alcalá la Real (or Fortaleza de La Mota) dates to the 13th-14th century, although some elements of the structu ...
The Alcazaba of Antequera was erected in the 14th century to counter the Christian advance from the north, over Roman ruins. ...
One of the A Coruña's most interesting monuments, San Anton castle (Castillo de San Antón) in A Coruña was constructed dur ...
Puertas de Tierra is a bastion-monument built around remnants of the old defensive wall at the entrance to the city of Cadiz. ...
The walls surrounding ancient A Coruña were built in the 13th century by the order of king Alfonso IX. They were damaged by ...
The first documents of Zalatambor Castle date back to 1024. This fort became known since the 13th century as the castle of Za ...
The Knights from the Order of Santiago built the Hornos Castle between the late 13th century and early 14th century. They bui ...
Toledo was walled by Romans, and a lot of its stones were reused later in built walls, as the original perimeter was subsequ ...
The Castle of Burgos is located on the hill of San Miguel to 75 m above the city of Burgos. According to excavations the cas ...
The town of Almodovar del Rio played an extremely important role in the Middle Ages owing to its strategic location on a hill ...
The Castle of Xavier (Castillo de Javier) is located on a hill in the town of Javier. Built in the 10th century, this castle ...
Castillo de Salobreña dates from the 10th century. The current structure which was built during the Nasrid dynasty. Trapezoi ...
The Citadel of Pamplona is an old military renaissance fort, constructed between the 16th and 17th centuries. At present a la ...
Xativa Castle consists of a twin fortification divided between the older Castillo Menor (minor castle), built on the Iberian ...