Medieval castles in Murcia
La Concepción Castle
The castle of La Concepción or Asdrúbal from the 13th or 14th century rises over Cartagena and its port. The nature of the first buildings on the hill are somewhat uncertain. According to the Greek historian Polybius, a temple dedicated to the god Aesculapius stood on the hill in Roman times. In the recent restoration carried out in the castle, it was discovered that the first floor of it had been built reusing Roman-m ...
Founded: 13th century |
Location:
Cartagena, Spain
Lorca Castle
Castle of Lorca (Castillo de Lorca) is a fortress of medieval origin constructed between the 9th and 15th centuries. It consists of a series of defensive structures that, during the Middle Ages, made the town and the fortress an impregnable point in the southeast part of the Iberian Peninsula. Lorca Castle was a key strategic point of contention between Christians and Muslims during the Reconquista. Archaeological excava ...
Founded: 9th century AD |
Location:
Lorca, Spain
Monteagudo Castle
Monteagudo Castle sits on top of a hill and is in excellent condition. The archaeological remains that have been found date from the Moorish period. After the city of Murcia was founded in 825, the castle was used as a fortification and probably also a prison. Farmers stored grain there and it had large wells for the garrison. The walls are made of solid rammed earth and mortar, and the floor adapts to the terrain and is ...
Founded: 11th century |
Location:
Murcia, Spain
Luz Castle
At an elevation of 438 meters on the Cresta del Gallo Sierra, Castillo de La Luz is an 9th century construction built by the Moors. The castle was part of Murcia"s defense buildings and a check point between the coast and the city. A tank, and parts of a wall and a tower, still stand. It was abandoned in the 13th century after Murcia was merged to the kingdom of Castilia.
Founded: 9th century AD |
Location:
Murcia, Spain
Jumilla Castle
The hill where the Jumilla castle is built was inhabited by people from the Bronze Age. In a later era, this was occupied by people when Iberian civilizations were present in large part of Iberian Peninsula, and specifically in the current municipality. In Roman Iberian Peninsula period, people also leveraged this hill. The last era in regards to this hill before the construction of the current castle is the one when larg ...
Founded: 1461 |
Location:
Jumilla, Spain
Xiquena Castle
The ruined castle of Xiquena is located in Fontanares, hamlet of the town of Lorca. Many authors argue that the name Xiquena comes from the Arabic Gikena or Gehenna and that it means 'hell'. On the other hand, others attribute a Roman origin to it due to a nearby farm. Xiquena Castle was founded during Muslim rule over the area, certainly before the 13th century, but maybe even as early as the 10th century. ...
Founded: 10th century AD |
Location:
Lorca, Spain
Asomada Castle
The castle of La Asomada is an old fortification that is located in a strategic place near the district of El Palmar. The slopes of the mountain where the Arab fortress is located are covered by a green blanket of Aleppo pine, the product of a repopulation carried out in the 1960s. Several trails mark the forest up to its top, being frequented by hikers who take advantage of the panoramic view over the Segura valley that ...
Founded: 12th century |
Location:
Murcia, Spain
Nogalte Castle
Nogalte Castle in Puerto Lumbreras is a medieval Islamic fortress. Although the lack of documentary sources prevents specifying the exact date of its foundation, the constructive characteristics of the fortress as well as the materials recovered in the excavations could place it in the first half of the 13th century, in a period in which in the old Muslim kingdom In Murcia, the rural castles that protected the numerous ag ...
Founded: 13th century |
Location:
Puerto Lumbreras, Spain