Monturque Castle

Monturque, Spain

When Monturque Castle was exactly built is unknown. Archaeological findings suggests it was built during the reign of the Ummayad Caliphate (661–750 AD) on Roman remains.

The Castle was conquered by Ferninand III in 1240, and for a long time thereafter its ownership passed intermittently between the Crown and Nobility. One early record of this is from 1273, when half of the Monturque tower was awarded by Martin Sanchez to his grandson, Lope.

The well-preserved tower, Torre del Homenaje, stands in the center of the Patio de Armas. A sober and simple structure, this tower was the best equipped of the castle to house its guests, who would probably only spend short stays here, as it does not show signs of having been adapted for permanent accommodation. The castle and tower are located on Calle de Rafael de Lara.

References:

andalucia.com

Address

Calle de Seneca 5, Monturque, Spain

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Details

Founded: 8th century AD
Category: Castles and fortifications in Spain

More Information

www.castles.nl
www.andalucia.com

Rating

4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Gema Gemap (5 years ago)
Me ha encantado. Lourdes una magnífica guía que ama su trabajo

Darpi pino (5 years ago)
Lourdes es maja simpática y graciosa esta muy bien 10 l la guía

José Val San (5 years ago)
Una de las construcciones romanas mejor conservadas destinadas a almacenar agua. Sus doce aljibes almacenaban hasta 850.000 litros de agua.

Antonio Mejias (6 years ago)
Excelente visita a estas cisternas romanas que el ayuntamiento de Monturque ha puesto en valor

i R (8 years ago)
Being the largest easily accessible Roman cisterns these are not so well known and famous among foreign tourists. As I've been told by the cutest guide in whole Andalusia, we were only second non-spanish speaking visitors (it is probably sad, but I don't know if cisterns would benefit from higher number of visitors).

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