Castillo de Petrer ranks #6,902 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #337 of the 606 mapped in Spain. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Elche, 25 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
Castillo de Petrer is a fortress standing on top of a hill about 500 m above sea level, in the northern part of the built-up area of the town of Petrel (province of Alicante, Spain), from where the whole Vinalopó valley can be seen.
It is an asset of cultural interest with the category of monument.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de Petrel” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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