Castle of Torija (Guadalajara)

View of the castle from the square of the Villa

Its foundation is believed was templar, but in the 15th century its reconstruction was the work of the Mendoza family. Currently inside it houses the CITUG (Guadalajara Tourism Interpretation Centre) and the museum of the book "Journey to la Alcarria" by the prize Nobel Camilo Jose Cela is located in the homage tower.

Torija

Panoramic view of the population

Torija is a town in the province of Guadalajara, in the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha, also known as "La Puerta de la Alcarria". Its location as a junction of roads and natural traffic to Aragon, has done that since time immemorial, the presence of man be presumed in their environment.

Castle of Zorita de los Canes (Guadalajara)

View of the castle

The castle of Zorita de los Canes, also known as the Alcazaba de Zorita was built at the end of the 9th century by the cordoban emir Mohamed I, using stones from of the city nearby visigothic of Reccopolis for its construction. The castle adapts to the hill on which is erected, and is divided into two zones, one ecclesiastical and other military.

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.

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.

Castle of Pioz (Guadalajara)

General view of the castle

The castle of Pioz, erected in a plain, was built in the 15th century as a fortress palace for the family of Mendoza. Despite its appearance strongly defensive and residential, it never came to be used militarily.

Pioz

Panoramic view of the villa

Pioz is a municipality in the province of Guadalajara, in the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha. The villa is seated on a wasteland in the district of the Baja Alcarria.