Spain · 16th century
Castillo de los Vélez, Mula ranks #7,664 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #409 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1525, it is older than 41% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Murcia, 32 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
The Castillo de los Vélez is a medieval-Renaissance castle located in the town of Mula (Region of Murcia, Spain). The building was erected by the Marquis of los Vélez at the beginning of the 16th century as a means of subduing the Murcian town.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de los Vélez” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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