Granadilla, Abandoned medieval village in Zarza de Granadilla, Spain

Granadilla is a medieval village on a peninsula in Gabriel y Galán reservoir in Zarza de Granadilla, Spain. A granite wall encircles the stone houses, narrow streets, and a church grouped around a castle at the center.

The site was founded by Muslims in the 9th century as a strategic stronghold on a slate hill. In 1160 King Ferdinand II of León conquered the village, then called Granada, rebuilt and repopulated it, and granted it the title of villa in 1170. In 1955 the Council of Ministers ordered a reservoir, and residents left; since 1960 it has belonged to Zarza de Granadilla.

The village was called Granada until the Catholic Monarchs took Granada in 1492, when Granadilla was adopted to avoid confusion; the new name only appears in council documents in the 19th century. From 1310 the town held a vote in the Cortes, and it was the capital of a señorío of seventeen municipalities.

The site sits on a peninsula with walking paths through the empty streets and along the wall. Visitors should wear sturdy shoes since some areas are uneven and stones may be loose.

Although officially classed as floodable since the Gabriel y Galán reservoir was built, Granadilla has never actually been flooded, not even with the reservoir full. The castle was built between 1473 and 1478 for García Álvarez de Toledo y Carrillo de Toledo, Duke of Alba, by the builders Juan Carrera and Tomás Bretón.