Castle
Castle of the Calatravos
🇪🇸 Spain
The Castle of the Calatravos is a castle in Alcañiz (Teruel), Spain, that belonged to the Order of Calatrava. This military order played an important role in the reconquest of the town in 1157; the oldest rooms in the building date back to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, elements of Mudéjar ornamentation were added both to the castle itself and to the walls that surrounded it. The late-Renaissance main façade was added in the eighteenth century. Since 1968 it houses a Parador hotel designed by the Spanish architect José Luis Picardo.
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Castle of the Calatravos ranks #3,537 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #141 of the 603 mapped in Spain. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of the Calatravos?
Castle of the Calatravos stands in Spain, at 41.04831°, -0.13265°.
How famous is Castle of the Calatravos?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,537 of 8,133 worldwide, and #141 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle of the Calatravos?
Castle of Maella, about 24 km away.
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