A castle with a history
Miravet Castle organially was an Arab stronghold but fell to the Christian Knights Tempalars during the wars to regain Spain from the Moors. The castle sits on the steep rock point above the old town of Miravet on the banks of the Ebro river. The castile was the Templar headquarters after their conquest in 1153 until their war with the Spanish King James II in the 14th century.We visited in early April during the middle of the week and found only 6 other visitures during the four hours that we were there. The small village below the castile is also very senic and the small pub provides a cool place to relax following the climb to the castile.The Castle is open June 1 - September 30, 10:00 - 7:30 with a bread from 1:30 - 3:00 PM. From October 1 - May 31, it is open from 10:00 through 5:30 PM. Closed: Mondays and December 25 & January 1.
