Castle of the Calatravos

The Castle of the Calatravos is a castle in Alcañiz (Teruel), Spain, that belonged to the Order of Calatrava. This military order played an important role in the reconquest of the town in 1157; the oldest rooms in the building date back to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, elements of Mudéjar ornamentation were added both to the castle itself and to the walls that surrounded it. The late-Renaissance main façade was added in the eighteenth century. Since 1968 it houses a Parador hotel designed by the Spanish architect José Luis Picardo.[1]

Castle of the Calatravos
Castillo de los Calatravos
Alternative namesParador de Alcañiz
Hotel chainParadores
General information
StatusActive
TypeCastle
Town or cityAlcañiz (Teruel)
CountrySpain
Website
Parador de Alcañiz
Official nameCastillo Interior o Alcázar
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated25 June 1925
Reference no.RI-51-0000312
  • Palacio de los Comendadores façade.
    Palacio de los Comendadores façade.
  • Cloister.
    Cloister.
  • Romanesque entrance.
    Romanesque entrance.
  • Juan de Lanuza tomb.
    Juan de Lanuza tomb.
  • Palacio de los Comendadores entrance.
    Palacio de los Comendadores entrance.
  • Interior.
    Interior.

References
  1. "Castillo de los calatravos - parador nacional". Ayuntamiento de Alcañiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-24.
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