Castle of Saelices (Cuenca)

South view of the castle

The castle of Luján is of Renaissance and Plateresque style, being built in the middle of the XVI century. It is known that the Crown exchanged it in the year 1571 for the salt well of Gormellón in Atienza to Gaspar Ramírez de Vargas, governing of Madrid. It was a pentagonal plant with a moat surrounding the fortress except on the west side. It had an entrance bastion and six towers, plus a turret attached to the north door.

Saelices

Town Hall

Saelices is a municipality in the province of Cuenca in the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is located in the region of La Mancha. It is likely that its foundation is due to the proximity of the spring called Fuente Lamar, where the aqueduct that supplied water to the nearby Roman city of Segóbriga, after being abandoned by the Muslim invasion.

Castle of Puebla de Almenara (Cuenca)

View of the castle from the south-east

The castle of Almenara, also called Santiago de Jalamena, is a fortress rebuilt between the XIV and XV centuries on a previous arab from the 12th century, which passed into christian hands in the year 1177. It consists of three walled enclosures, being the first, the outermost more modern and retains his indoor enclosure in the homage tower, the central courtyard with cistern, cellars and stables.

Puebla de Almenara

Main Square

Puebla de Almenara is a municipality in the province of Cuenca, in the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha. Its foundation dates from the year 1332 by the first Duke of Villena, the Infante don Juan Manuel. It is located in the sierra de Almenara or Jaramena, where the nearby remains of a celtiberian castro on the hill of the cross.

Castle of Uclés (Cuenca)

Facade and access to the interior of the castle

The castle of Uclés is a muslim fortress in the 9th century. Due to its strategic position it belonged alternately to christians and arabs during the time of the reconquest.

Uclés

Panoramic view of Ucles from the monastery

Uclés is a municipality located in the north-west of the province of Cuenca, belonging to the Autonomous Community of Castilla - La Mancha (Spain).