Famous Castles of Valencia

10 historic castles and fortresses.

• Xàtiva Castle — A double castle stretching along a mountaintop ridge above the city where the Borgia popes were born. Hannibal, the Rom…
• Sagunto Castle — A castle occupying the acropolis of ancient Saguntum, whose siege by Hannibal in 219 BCE triggered the Second Punic War…
• Cullera Castle — A castle above the beach resort of Cullera where the Júcar River meets the Mediterranean. Its towers overlook rice padd…
• Cofrentes Castle — A castle perched on a volcanic rock at the confluence of the Júcar and Cabriel rivers. The town below has natural hot s…
• Ayora Castle — A large medieval castle in the Valle de Ayora, one of Valencia's most beautiful and least-known valleys. The castle com…
• Buñol Castle — A castle above the town famous worldwide for La Tomatina—the annual tomato-throwing festival. The castle's medieval wal…
• Requena Castle — A castle in the wine-producing town of Requena, whose medieval quarter preserves an atmospheric network of caves and un…
• Alaquàs Castle — A Gothic-Renaissance castle-palace in the metropolitan area of Valencia. Its recent restoration has turned it into a cu…
• Montesa Castle — The headquarters of the Order of Montesa—the Valencian equivalent of the Orders of Calatrava and Santiago. An earthquak…
• Benisanó Castle — A 15th-century Gothic castle near the Camp de Túria, one of the best-preserved castles in the Valencia region. King Fra…