Castle of the Calatravos

The Castle of the Calatravos is a castle in Alcañiz (Teruel), Spain, that belonged to the Order of Calatrava. This military order played an important role in the reconquest of the town in 1157; the oldest rooms in the building date back to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, elements of Mudéjar ornamentation were added both to the castle itself and to the walls that surrounded it. The late-Renaissance main façade was added in the eighteenth century. Since 1968 it houses a Parador hotel designed by the Spanish architect José Luis Picardo.^[1]

Castle of the Calatravos
Castillo de los Calatravos
Alternative names	Parador de Alcañiz
Hotel chain	Paradores
General information
Status	Active
Type	Castle
Location	Alcañiz (Teruel), Spain
Website
Parador de Alcañiz
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official name	Castillo Interior o Alcázar
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	25 June 1925
Reference no.	RI-51-0000312

Gallery

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  Palacio de los Comendadores façade.
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  Cloister.
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  Romanesque entrance.
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  Juan de Lanuza tomb.
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  Palacio de los Comendadores entrance.
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  Interior.