Posts Tagged ‘castillo’

When thinking of the Middle Ages come to mind always the same recurring topics: impregnable fortresses, bloody wars, religious orders ... Uclés Monastery has a lot of three things, so no need to say anything more to justify a visit to this impressive collection is a National Monument 1931. It was the home of the mighty Order of Santiago, sits on a hill and its sturdy walls seems to have stopped the story.

In the last foothills of the Sierra de Calderona, which overlooks the Mediterranean surrounded by a valley full of orange, is Sagunto, in the province of Valencia, a city that has one of the most impressive archaeological heritage in Spain, and a history of exceptional interest.