Castle of Eslida

The Castle of Eslida in the province of Castellón is a medieval fortress whose present structure, both visible and inferable, dates from the Muslim invasion, and it is situated on a summit crowning the town. The monument is reached by following the Artana road until reaching some chalets situated above that road; then an asphalted stretch climbs to the said chalets, and from there it is necessary to climb a steep, vegetation-covered slope to reach the ruins.

Given the prominence of the town in medieval times, the fortification must have had some strategic significance, even though no battles or sieges are known, not even during the skirmishes that occurred during the Morisco revolt in the 16th century (1526).

After the expulsion of the Moriscos, both fortification and town suffered a marked decline which, in the case of the former and despite the town's flourishing, has not ceased.

Machine-translated from “Castillo de Eslida” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle of Eslida ranks #7,359 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #579 of the 600 mapped in Spain. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Castellón de la Plana, 26 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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