INTRODUCTION

    Thanks for visiting this Castles of Spain website – I hope you find something of interest here.

    Spain has one of the largest number of castles to be visited anywhere in Europe today and through the pages of this site I will aim to portray a little of this wealth. I will not be delving too deeply into the history of Spain but will be making reference to important periods if this has a bearing on castle design and development. It will cover the period from the Muslim arrival into Spain in the 8th century until the end of the middle ages

    Along with many historians of castles nowadays I will be considering the social and political aspects of castles and not just the military function that the castles of Spain undoubtedly possessed.

    There are many excellent Spanish language web sites out there and a few can be found by following the link page on the contents column to the right, but there are many others. There are not so many sites on Spanish castles in the English language so this one is a small addition to that list.

FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND

    The main subject menus are available at the top of each main page.

    The same pages can also be accessed from the contents menu on the right of this homepage

    Many of the pages have forward or backward arrows at the bottom, especially where the subject topic continues over the next page. There are occasional hyperlinks within the text to associated pages elsewhere on the site.

    All of the comment, the photographs and the articles within these pages are my own. If you would like to drop me a line about any aspect of this site or castles of Spain generally, you can email via the link below. Thanks.

Peter A Burton