The Fifteenth Tower: Legend of the Enchanted Alchemist at Baños de la Encina Castle
📍 Baños de la Encina, Jaén
The Castle's Secret In the heart of Andalusia, nestled against the backdrop of the Sierra Morena Mountains, stands Baños de la Encina Castle, one of Spain's best-preserved Caliphal fortresses. Its fourteen robust towers, like sentinels of the past, have withstood the march of time, whispering stories of Moorish empires and medieval conquests. As the sun sets over the olive groves, the castle's sandstone walls glow with a golden hue, hinting at the secrets they hold — secrets of a time when alchemy was believed to hold the secrets of the universe, and magic seemed as real as the earth under one's feet. Locals often speak in hushed tones about the mysterious disappearance of a fifteenth tower, said to have vanished into thin air. This legendary tower is rumored to have been the lair of a gi…