Spain · 12th century
Castillo del Río lies 4 kilometres from the town of Aspe (Vinalopó Medio, province of Alicante, Spain). It stands on a mound, near the confluence of the river Tarafa with the river Vinalopó. From its site one can see the castle of La Mola, in Novelda, and the tower of Monforte del Cid.
It is an asset of cultural interest with the category of monument.
Machine-translated from “Castillo del Río” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castillo del Río ranks #8,577 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #553 of the 607 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Elche, 10 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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