Famous Castles of Albacete

10 historic castles and fortresses.

• Almansa Castle — A dramatically vertical castle rising from a rocky crag in the center of Almansa. The Battle of Almansa in 1707 decided…
• Chinchilla Castle — A castle crowning the hilltop town of Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón, once more important than Albacete itself. Its dungeon…
• Yeste Castle — An Order of Santiago castle in the Sierra de Segura, overlooking deep gorges and pine forests. Its five towers and keep…
• Alcalá del Júcar Castle — Perched on a cliff above the spectacular gorge of the Júcar River, this Almohad castle overlooks one of Spain's most dr…
• Hellín Castle — The remains of a Moorish fortress in Hellín, a town famous for its Holy Week celebrations. The castle once controlled t…
• Letur Castle — A small Moorish castle above one of Albacete's most charming mountain villages, set amid pine forests and deep ravines…
• Peñas de San Pedro Castle — A castle atop a dramatic mesa formation rising abruptly from the plains. Its precipitous cliffs made it virtually impre…
• Carcelén Castle — A frontier castle in the mountains of eastern Albacete that guarded the border between Castile and the Kingdom of Valen…
• Montealegre Castle — A hilltop castle overlooking the flat plains of La Mancha. Its position commanded the route between Albacete and the Va…
• Ves Castle — The castle of Ves overlooks the dramatic gorge of the Cabriel River. The former town within its walls was abandoned in…