Spain · 15th century
The castle of Quel is a fortress built in the year 1470. It is located in Quel, La Rioja (Spain).
Located on a hill with gentle slopes on the north face and steep slopes in the south. It has a height of more than 100 metres (330 ft), which allowed it to watch and communicate with other fortress like the Castle of Autol and the Castle of Arnedo. This hilltop allowed the troops posted in the castle having to defend just three sides, out of the four, in case of attack.
17 November 1971 the Tax Department of Logroño auctioned it for 19.350 pesetas, being acquired by a group of businessmen who wanted to develop touristic projects which were never carried out.
Text adapted from “Castle of Quel” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Quel ranks #8,507 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #533 of the 607 mapped in Spain. Founded 1470, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vitoria-Gasteiz, 86 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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