Daroca, Medieval fortress town in Zaragoza, Spain
Daroca is a medieval town in Zaragoza Province surrounded by walls that contain towers and gates built between the 13th and 16th centuries. These fortifications rise and fall with the terrain, enclosing the old town and showing how it was defended over time.
The settlement had roots as a Celtiberian village, passed through Roman and Arab hands, and was captured in 1120 by Christian forces. After that conquest, it developed into the fortified town you see today.
The church of Santa Maria shows how people here valued religious art across different periods and how faith shaped what they built. Walking through it, you notice paintings and architectural details that reveal what mattered most to generations of residents.
The town sits on a rise and is reached by regional roads; the streets inside are partly steep and paved. A slow walk through the old streets is the best way to see the walls and explore the layout.
Beneath the town center runs an underground water channel from 1555 that diverts rainwater through a tunnel system beneath the streets. This hidden engineering work shows how the residents solved drainage problems centuries ago.
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Daroca city walls
15 m
La Morica Encantada
513 m
Collegiate church of Santa María
332 m
Palacio de los Luna
303 m
La Mina
706 m
Puerta Baja
39 m
Puerta Alta
598 m
Torre de la Carretería, Daroca
593 m
Torre de la Espuela
561 m
Torre de las Cinco Esquinas
584 m
Castle of Retascon
4.4 kmTorre del Palo
508 m
Church of San Miguel, Daroca
225 m
Church of Santo Domingo de Silos
156 m
Chapel of the Sacred Corporals
356 m
Hospital de Peregrinos
155 m
Church of Piarits in Daroca
546 m
Church of San Juan de la Cuesta, Daroca
304 m
Town hall of Daroca
314 m
Bell tower of the church of Santo Domingo de Silos, Daroca
156 m
Fuente de los Veinte Caños
62 m
Piarist school, Daroca
563 m
Ábside de San Juan de la Cuesta
304 mCasa de la Comunidad de Aldeas de Daroca
492 mIglesia de Santo Domingo
154 mCasa Palaciega
75 mErmita de la Virgen del Pilar
6.5 kmConvento de los Trinitarios
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