Chinchilla de Montearagón

(Albacete)

Chinchilla de Montearagón, just 13 km from the capital, is one of the oldest towns in the province of Albacete, a medieval jewel that remains practically intact. Perched on a promontory, it preserves a series of buildings that are testimony to its ancient and important past. It shows as a visual point of reference the castle and the fortress, dominating the landscape from the hill of San Blas. The castle, in a strategic position on the plain, was Iberian, Roman and even Arabic base, but the one that stands on the hill is from the XV century and it is maintained, after numerous reforms, in an excellent state. Its walls adapted to the landscape vary its height and open eyes to t…