Banyeres Castle

Banyeres de Mariola, Spain

Banyeres Castle is an Almohad fortress built in the 13th century. The castle, irregularly shaped, has two enclosures and adapts to the ground. His most significant element is his tower of 17 meters. It has a square ground plan and three heights and is made of rammed earth.

The remains of walls, also made with mud, they have pockets made in later period and dominated the arches with voussoirs. Within the grounds there is a cistern and a chapel. It is currently the headquarters of Banyeres festive museum (Museu Fester).

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Carrer del Castell s/n, Banyeres de Mariola, Spain

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Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Spain

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Barbara Doms (9 months ago)
A great place to visit, history+ multi language history in video.--- there are lots of steps I enjoyed the very good museum lower level. Soo reasonable ??

C Roberts (15 months ago)
We hiked up and stood on the mountain. Gorgeous area! We didn't have time to see the museum. We woll go another day. Really beautiful area!

Tony Mar (3 years ago)
Worth a visit , very cheap entrance fee , quite small but interesting , with fantastic views

Christel Bijsterbosch (4 years ago)
Splendid view. Great to visit with kids.

Jonathan Charles Derham (6 years ago)
Sadly closed when we were there but looked like a cracking castle to visit and have a proper look around. We had a wander through the town and loved the atmosphere.

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