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Castle of Alcaraz

Alcaraz, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

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Castle of Alcaraz

Monument · Alcaraz, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

An 11th-century fortress dominating the town and controlling the pass of the Guadalmena valley, one of the strategic strongholds on the frontier between Castile and al-Andalus.

Photo: JJ Merelo (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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