Castle
Ciudad de La Mota
🇪🇸 Spain · 13th century
Castillo de Alcalá la Real (or Fortaleza de La Mota) is a castle in Alcala la Real, in the province of Jaén, Spain.
It is a defensive enclosure, located at an elevation of 1,029 metres (3,376 ft). It dates to the 13th-14th century, although some elements of the structure are older.
The castle was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural monument in 1993.
Text adapted from “Castillo de Alcalá la Real” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ciudad de La Mota ranks #4,032 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #165 of the 603 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Jaén, 37 km away. It is one of the 126 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Andalusia. It is stop 22 of 30 on the Andalusian frontier castles, Cádiz to Córdoba. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Ciudad de La Mota?
Ciudad de La Mota stands in Spain, at 37.46016°, -3.92977°.
When was Ciudad de La Mota built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1300. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Ciudad de La Mota?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,032 of 8,133 worldwide, and #165 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 Ciudad de La Mota?
Torre de la Dehesilla, about 2 km away.
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