Castle of Morella

Visiting Morella takes you back in time. This small town is built on a rock overlooking the Mediterranean sea. 1.072 m above sea level. The impressive castle of Morella sits on the top of the hill, and the village is surrounded by an ancient wall.

The structure of the existing castle was built by Arabs when the Moors occupied Spain. Throughout history, because of its ideal location, Morella Castle has experienced numerous battles. The castle has been destroyed and then rebuilt by Iberians,Romans, Arabs and Christians. Remains still exist from all these periods in History. 





Courtyard to the monk convent of San Francisco.

Here I am standing at the door to the church, Santa María.

These little guys were everywhere to welcome us.

And this was the view looking down after the long
walk up the stairs. I left José at the bottom of these
stairs. He didn't want to go any farther and I thought,
we are almost to the top I am not stopping now.
So he sat and waited for me to finish my little journey.

What is a castle without weapons.

Beautiful view.

           

Don Cabrera was govenor of Morella at one time. Here you see him on his horse. I have to mention the sculpture of his horse here was anatomically correct, so much so that I had to position myself just right to avoid exposing his jewels. :)