Hornachos Castle

Hornachos, Spain

The most characteristic and outstanding site of Hornachos is its castle built on the top of the hill by the Arabs during the Al-Andalus period in the 9th century. In 1234 Hornachos was occupied by the Order of Santiago, as a land grant by Ferdinand III of Castile. Today only a few traces remain.

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Founded: 11th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Spain

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www.turismoextremadura.com

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Jose Antonio Parejo Astillero (2 years ago)
The castle is quite deteriorated but its remains give an idea of ​​what a beautiful castle it was, I really liked the access, it is very beautiful and well cared for, a stone path reaches almost to the castle, the landscape and views are impressive, beautiful.
LOLA MARELLA CASTRO CUEVAS (2 years ago)
From there you can see incredible sunsets. The road up there is very beautiful and accessible. To repeat!
Julio Jiménez (3 years ago)
Magnificent views of the Sierra, of the town and with a lot of history behind it. Great for the sunset. The access is recently conditioned and makes it easy to climb to the top.
Veronica Rey (4 years ago)
Surprising views, very beautiful, inconvenient, there are no signs, they are all erased, it is a shame, for the castles, for two fountains that the town has, the Christian one, and the Moorish one, there are also cave paintings, but they do not have signs, unless that you ask people from the town that we have met by chance, a shame, we have spent the day asking, a shame if they provide remedies
Manuel Cana Lope (7 years ago)
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