Castizo Spain

Heritage towns in Castellón

11 towns in this province.

Morella heritage town, Castellón
Castellón
Morella

A fortified hilltop town in Castellón crowned by a castle built into the bare rock, its Gothic church, Franciscan convent, and intact medieval walls making it one of the most complete historic ensembles in the Comunidad Valenciana.

Peñíscola heritage town, Castellón
Castellón
Peñíscola

A rocky peninsula rising from the Mediterranean, its Templar castle and 16th-century walls intact above the sea, where an exiled pope once held court at the edge of Christendom.

Sant Mateu heritage town, Castellón
Castellón
Sant Mateu

Once the medieval capital of the Order of Montesa and a wool-trading hub whose fleeces kept the looms of Florence running, Sant Mateu still wears its Gothic architecture and ancient street plan in Castellón's interior.

Vilafamés heritage town, Castellón
Castellón
Vilafamés

A hilltop town in Castellón whose castle, maze of medieval lanes, and prehistoric caves span human presence from 80,000 years ago to the Carlist sieges of the 19th century.

Ares del Maestrat heritage town, Castellón
Castellón
Ares del Maestrat

A castle-topped rock above Castellón's high plains, where Templar history, prehistoric cave art, and Arab walls survive in a compact village that rewards those who look up.

Segorbe heritage town, Castellón
Castellón
Segorbe

A former episcopal seat and Aragonese conquest base in Castellón, Segorbe holds medieval walls, a cathedral built over a mosque, and a ducal palace whose Mudéjar ceilings rank among the finest in the Valencian Community.

Onda heritage town, Castellón
Castellón
Onda

A hilltop town in Castellón whose castle, medieval walls, and layered history of Romans, Moors, and Templars rise above the Mijares river plain.

Jérica heritage town, Castellón
Castellón
Jérica

A hilltop town in Castellón whose castle, medieval walls, and mudéjar bell tower trace more than two thousand years of continuous human settlement, from Neolithic caves to a royal prize fought over by the Cid, Jaime I, and Ferdinand the Catholic.

Culla heritage town, Castellón
Castellón
Culla

Perched in the highlands of Castellón, Culla holds a ruined Templar castle above a medieval street plan that has barely changed in eight centuries.

Catí heritage town, Castellón
Castellón
Catí

A medieval hilltop town in Castellón whose walled streets, Gothic civic buildings, and UNESCO-listed cave art speak to eight centuries of continuous life in the Valencian interior.

Lucena del Cid heritage town, Castellón
Castellón
Lucena del Cid

A hilltop town in Castellón where an Arab tower, a Gothic arcade, an Iberian watchtower, and a castle-palace built by medieval nobles all survive within a few streets of each other, on the route walked by the pilgrims of Useras.