Castle of Cifuentes (Guadalajara)

West view of the castle

The castle of Don Juan Manuel was ordered to lift in the year 1324 on the remains of an arab fortress from the 11th century. Its structure is square with four towers at the corners, two prismatic, one cylindrical and the pentagonal homage.

Panoramic south-west towers

Main facade

Arabic style inside access door

Tower at the south-west angle

South wall

South-east view of the castle

Homage tower

East side wall

Round tower at the north-east corner 

North wall

Tower at the north-west corner

Towers in the urban wall

Salinera door

Cifuentes

Panoramic view of the town from the castle

Cifuentes is a village belonging to the province of Guadalajara, in the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is located within the natural región of La Alcarria and its origin goes back to the times of the conquest of the Taifa of Toledo by the christians of Castilla at the end of the 11th century.

Main Square

Town Hall

Church of San Salvador

Santo Domingo convent

Facade of the church of the convent of Santo Domingo

Hermitage of the Hospital de los Remedios

Hermitage of the Soledad

Ancient gateway to the convent of San Francisco

Synagogue in the jewish quarter

House of the Roosters

Raft of the Mill

Source of the Raft

Location of the castle of Cifuentes