Onda Castle, Medieval castle in Onda, Spain
Onda Castle is a medieval fortress in the town of Onda, in the Valencia region of Spain, built on a hill that rises above the town center. It is made up of several rings of walls and cylindrical towers that divide the site into distinct defensive sections.
The fortress was built in the 10th century by Muslim rulers on the site of an earlier Roman settlement. After the Christian Reconquest, it passed through the hands of the Knights Templar, the Hospitallers, and later the Order of Montesa.
Inside the castle, a small museum displays Islamic plasterwork recovered from a palatial building found on the grounds. These decorated panels show the kind of refined craft that was common in al-Andalus during the medieval period.
The entrance is through a gateway flanked by two cylindrical towers, which leads into the oldest part of the site. The ground is uneven in several areas, so solid footwear makes the visit much easier.
In the 14th century the castle was known as the 'Castle of 300 Towers', a name that reflects the sheer number of defensive structures that once made up its walls. Today only a portion of those towers still stands, but enough remains to give a real sense of the original scale.
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