A castle within a castle: the double fortress of Xátiva

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Double fortress castle of Xátiva. By Jan Habarta What is the best way to measure the popularity of something or someone today? Well, although it is sometimes difficult to recognize it, it is its presence on social networks and the number of publications tagged in a specific place that mark its tourist popularity. In Spain there are numerous examples and in some of them they have even had to restrict access due to complaints from neighbors due to the avalanche of tourists, such as in The Red Wall of Calpe signed by Ricardo Bofill. The town of Xátiva and specifically its two castles are gaining more and more presence on the Internet. You just have to do a quick search on Instagram with the hashtag #xativacastle to see that there are thousands of photographs and videos that respond to that tag. The reasons are many: for some users, the most attractive thing about the building – well, buildings – is its history, while for others it is its aesthetics . Xativa Castle Xativa Castle.

David For example, an Instagrammer has mentioned its resemblance to the castles from Game of Thrones , one of the series that attracts the most tourists around the world in search of its locations. This Valencian town Colombia Mobile Number List did not host any filming of said series, but the similarity is enough to capture the attention of fans. The fortress served as the setting for other productions such as the second season of Andor , belonging to the Star Wars saga that will premiere in 2024. Films such as Tintin and the Blue Oranges (Philippe Condroyer, 1964), the miniseries were also filmed in the town. Between Orange Trees (Josefina Molina, 1998) or the film Svensson's Syndrome (Kepa Sojo, 2006), among others. The history of the double fortress of Xátiva Xativa Castle Xativa Castle. By Manuel Pino This double fortress, which is divided between the Castell Menor and the Castell Major, is located in the upper part of Xátiva, in the Castell mountain range.



Each one has different temporal origins, which makes their architectural styles a journey through time as well as the facts related to their trajectory. The oldest is the Castell Menor, built on top of the Penya Roja from where you can get a wonderful panoramic view of the Bisquert valley. It belongs to the Iberian and Roman times and legend relates it to Hannibal's wife, the Iberian princess Himilce . It is said that the couple had a son there in 218 BC and from there she could see the battles fought between her husband and the Romans Scipio and Sertorius. Xativa Castle. Xativa Castle. By Mike1979 Russia Among the points of interest in this area of ​​the fortress is, precisely, the Hannibal Gate. It is assumed that the general who gives it its name and, years later, Publius Cornelius Scipio, who was his enemy, accessed the castle through it. It should be noted that the door that exists now is more modern, although it dates back to the 15th century.