Castillo Calatravo

How to get there

Heritage cataloging: Centro Histórico
Locality: Alcaudete (Jaén)
Path and stage:
  • Camino Mozárabe desde Jaén / Martos-Alcaudete
  • Camino Mozárabe desde Almería / Alcalá la Real-Alcaudete
Address: Calle Las Torres, s/n
Coordinates: 37.590499205147, -4.0884912014008
Distance to the center of the population: 0.1 km
The Alcaudete castle, with its more than 4 thousand square meters, is the largest still standing in the province of Jaén, the second place with the highest concentration of fortresses in the world, with more than 400!

With two sections of walls in which we find up to 15 towers and towers and 5 doors, four cisterns, stables, chapter house, guardhouse and various rooms in the Torre del Homenaje, Alcaudete has watched over since the Middle Ages. A multitude of rooms fill its corners, inviting us to get lost in History among the characters that inhabit it and furniture that takes us to live the 13th century.

Contact

Closing days

Closed: Monday, Tuesday

Services

Accessible reduced mobility: YES

Visits

Group discount: YES
Guided tour: YES

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