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Spanish Castles

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Spanish Castles

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  1. Spanish Castles Anders Dernback 2019 Anders Dernback 2019

  2. Sohail Castle It was built in AD 956 by Abd-ar-Rahman III to strengthen the coastal defenses. In 2000 the Town of Fuengirola renovated the ruins of the castle turning it into a tourist attraction and functioning space used for concerts and other festivals. Excavated stone ruins on public display at the western base of the hill on which the castle sits are dated back to before the Roman Republic occupied Fuengirola at least 300 BC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sohail_Castle#/me dia/File:Castillo_de_Sohail_01.jpg

  3. Cuéllar Castle is the most emblematic monument in the town of Cuéllar, located in the province of Segovia, autonomous community of Castile and León, in Spain.

  4. Castle of Castilnovo Built in different stages, being the earliest the 8th century, according to some, and the 12th century, according to others. Its initial construction was executed by the Arabs in mudejar style, with later additions by the later Christian owners. The castle is conserved in good condition. It has a rectangular plan, with six round and square towers. The Castle was enlarged by Álvaro de Luna and lived in by Ferdinand and Isabella during their travels through the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Casti lnovo#/media/File:Castillo_de_Castilnovo.jpg

  5. Santa Olalla del Cala Santa Olalla del Cala is a large village within the Autonomous region of Andalucia in southern Spain. The castle stands on a prominent rocky ridge above the village. The fortress, although the ramparts are reminiscent of Moorish castles, was built by the Christian king of Castile, Sancho IV in the thirteenth century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Olalla_del_Cala#/med ia/File:Castel_of_Santa_Olalla_del_Cala_Spain_2_Oct_2012. JPG

  6. Castle of Bujalance located in the town of Bujalance, in Andalucia southern Spain, in the province of Córdoba. It was built in the 10th century during the Caliphate of Abd- ar-Rahman III. It is a clear example of Muslim military architecture in Al-Andalus. It subsequently underwent several modernizations, most recently in 1512, which were paid for by Queen Joanna of Castile. It is rectangular in shape, measuring 59 metres (194 ft) north-south and 51 metres (167 ft) east-west. The castle's original name, "tower of the snake", and the fact that it had seven towers, led to the current name of the city and its coat of arms.

  7. Castle of Tarifa It was built in 960 by the Abd- ar-Rahman III, Caliph of Córdoba. When Tarifa was taken over by the king of Castile, Sancho IV in 1292, the castle was handed over to Alonso Pérez de Guzmán for its defense. Pérez de Guzmán get the nickname of "Good" (el Bueno) by refusing to hand over the castle in 1296 to the besieging forces of the Infante Don Juan, the rebellious brother of the king Sancho, and the Marinids, in exchange for the life of his son. Recently refurbished, the castle is open to visitors. The coast and mountains of Morocco are visible from its towers.

  8. Castle of Belmez Castillo de Belmez is a small fortress located in Bélmez, northwest of Córdoba, in the Province of Córdoba, Spain. It is visible from any angle, as it sits on top of a high limestone rocky outcrop. The neighboring municipalities of Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo, Espiel and Fuente Obejuna are viewable from the castle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Belmez#/media/File:Belmez_c astillo.jpg

  9. Alcazaba of Almería https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcaza ba_of_Almer%C3%ADa#/media/File: Alcazaba_de_Almer%C3%ADa.jpg

  10. Casa Fuerte de la Cruceta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Fuerte_de_la_Crucet a#/media/File:Castillo_de_Casas_Fuertes_(Almer%C3% ADa).jpg

  11. Castillo de Santa Ana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castillo_de_Santa_Ana#/media/File:Castillo_de_Santa_Ana_en_Roquetas.jpg

  12. Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alc%C3 %A1zar_of_Jerez_de_la_Frontera#/med ia/File:Muro_del_Alc%C3%A1zar,_Jere z_de_la_Frontera,_Espa%C3%B1a,_201 5-12-07,_DD_62.JPG

  13. Castle of Santa Catalina (Cádiz) https://en.wikipedia.or g/wiki/Castle_of_Santa _Catalina_(C%C3%A1d iz)#/media/File:Castill o_de_Santa_Catalina,_ Tarifa,_C%C3%A1diz,_ Espa%C3%B1a,_2015- 12-09,_DD_06.JPG

  14. Castle of San Marcos (El Puerto de Santa María) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_San_Marcos_(El_Puerto_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa)#/media/File:Castillo_de_San_Marcos,_ El_Puerto_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa,_Espa%C3%B1a,_2015-12-08,_DD_16.JPG

  15. Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Spain# /media/File:AlcazarJerez.JPG

  16. Castle of Torre-Alháquime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Castle_of_Torre- Alh%C3%A1quime#/media/Fil e:TorreAlhaquime- P1000585.JPG

  17. Castle of Castellar de la Frontera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Castellar_de_la_F rontera#/media/File:Castellar_de_la_Frontera- Palacio_del_Marques_de_Moscoso.jpg

  18. Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos It is a building of military character whose construction was ordered by the King Alfonso XI of Castile in the year 1328, on previous constructions (the Al-Andalusian Alcázar, also previous residence of the Roman Governor and the Customs). The architectural ensemble has a sober character in its exterior and splendid in its interior, with the magnificent gardens and courtyards that maintain a Mudéjar inspiration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alc%C3%A1zar_de_los_Reyes_Cristianos#/media/File:Cordoba-6_(48026780817).jpg

  19. Castle of Almodóvar del Río https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Almod%C3%B3var_del_R%C3%ADo#/media/File:Castillo_de_Almod%C3% B3var_del_R%C3%ADo_2009.jpg

  20. Castle of Belalcázar Castillo de Belalcázar (also, castillo de los Sotomayor Zúñiga y Madróñiz, or castillo de Gahete or castillo de Gafiq) is a Gothic castle in the city of Belalcázar, province of Córdoba, southern Spain. It was established in the second half of the 15th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Belalc%C3%A1z ar#/media/File:Castillo_de_Belalc%C3%A1zar,_en_la_pr ovincia_de_C%C3%B3rdoba._(Espa%C3%B1a).JPG

  21. The Alcazaba of Antequera is a fortress in Antequera, Spain. It was erected in the 14th century to counter the Christian advance from the north, over Roman ruins. The fortress is rectangular in shape, with two towers. Its keep (Spanish: Torre del homenaje, 15th century) is considered amongst the largest of Moorish al- Andalus, with the exception of the Comares Tower of the Alhambra. Alcazaba of Antequera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcazaba_of_Antequera#/media/File:Antequera_Alcazaba.jpg

  22. Alcázar of Seville is a royal palace in Seville, Spain, built for the Christian king Peter of Castile. It was built by Castilian Christians on the site of an Abbadid Muslim residential fortress destroyed after the Christian conquest of Seville. The palace, a preeminent example of Mudéjar architecture in the Iberian Peninsula, is renowned as one of the most beautiful. The upper levels of the Alcázar are still used by the royal family as their official residence in Seville, and are administered by the Patrimonio Nacional. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alc%C3%A1zar_of_Seville#/med ia/File:Sevilla-2-2_(48040287512).jpg

  23. Castle of Loarre The castle was built largely during the 11th and 12th centuries, when its position on the frontier between Christian and Muslim lands gave it strategic importance. The first of the two major building programs began circa 1020, when Sancho el Mayor (r. 1063–94) reconquered the surrounding lands from the Muslims. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Loarre#/media/Fi le:El_famoso_castillo_de_Loarre.jpg

  24. Aljafería Most Aljaferiá was completed by Abu Jaffar Al- Muqtadir during the Banu Hud reign in the taifa of Zaragoza, in the 11th century. After the reconquest of Zaragoza in 1118 by Alfonso of Aragon "the Battler", the Aljafería became the residence of the Christian kings of Aragon, becoming the main focus of the Aragonese Mudejar diffusion. It was used as a royal residence by Peter IV of Aragon "the Ceremonious" and later, on the main floor, was carried out the reform that turned these paradors into the palace of the Catholic Monarchs in 1492. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aljafer%C3%ADa#/media/File: WLM14ES_-_Zaragoza_La_Aljafer%C3%ADa_00542_-_.jpg

  25. Labraza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La braza#/media/File:Vista_de_Lab raza.jpg

  26. Castle of Butrón

  27. Castle of Empress Eugénie de Montijo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Spain#/ media/File:Arteaga_Tower_small.jpg

  28. Bellver Castle is a Gothic-style castle on a hill 3 km to the west of the center of Palma on the Island of Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. It was built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, and is one of the few circular castles in Europe

  29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_St_John_the_Baptist#/media/File:Castillo_de_San_Juan_Bautista.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_St_John_the_Baptist#/media/File:Castillo_de_San_Juan_Bautista.jpg Castle of St John the Baptist

  30. Walls of Ávila https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walls_ of_%C3%81vila#/media/File:%C3%8 1vila_24-8-2002.jpg

  31. Frias Castle s_Castle#/media/File:18092007-frias-castillo-1.JPGhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fria

  32. Castle of Peñaranda de Duero The castle of Peñaranda de Duero, located in Peñaranda de Duero, Spain, is a well preserved Gothic castle in Burgos province. The castle originally dates from the 10th century but reforms by Counts of Miranda del Castañar in the 15th century changed much of the building. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Pe%C3%B1aranda_d e_Duero#/media/File:CastilloDePe%C3%B1arandaDeDuero2 0110625111805P1120520.jpg

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