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Castle of Chinchilla
The Castle of Chinchilla is a fortified hilltop castle in Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón, Spain, built on earlier Arab fortifications and largely developed under Juan Pacheco from the mid-15th century. The site features very thick masonry curtain walls, multiple round towers including a prominent Torre del Homenaje, and a deep moat. Today visitors see the exterior; the interior has been altered and is under restoration.
Its prime
1504
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1504
What Castle of Chinchilla looked like in its prime.
Perched on a steep limestone escarpment, the castle presents a long, crenellated curtain wall pierced by several round towers and a dominant cylindrical Torre del Homenaje; walls are broad masonry of warm beige stone. The fortification terraces down the hill with secondary lower outer walls; elbow (bent) gateways and albarrana-style projecting towers are visible, and a deep moat encircles the close base of the defences. Rooflines are low and functional; battlements run along the tops of the walls.
Its story
The story of Castle of Chinchilla.
The Castle of Chinchilla, known to its Muslim builders as Ghenghalet, rises on earlier Arab fortifications above Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón, and visitors can still see remains of Iberian and Roman architecture at the site. The castle as it stands was largely developed from the mid-15th century under Juan Pacheco, Marquis of Villena, whose builders drew on several architectural cultures.
The Arab influence remains visible in elbow entrances, albarrana towers and underground galleries with intakes of water. The fortress is defended by massive masonry curtain walls, a moat sixteen metres deep and multiple round towers, the most prominent of them the Torre del Homenaje. Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931, the castle currently admits visitors to the exterior only, its altered interior being under restoration.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1504.
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Clans who held Castle of Chinchilla.
The families that held Castle of Chinchilla for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Pacheco
Developed from the mid-15th century under Juan Pacheco, Marquis of Villena.
