Montemolín

Evening light on Montemolín castle

I can’t leave Montemolín without a mandatory sketch of “el Castillo.” The ruins of this medieval fortress, which is illuminated at night, are a point of local pride and a symbol of the town’s rich history. These days Montemolín is…

El Castillo de Montemolín

The Castle of Montemolín, “el castillo” as I’ve called it since I was a kid, is one of more than 300 medieval fortresses embedded in the landscape of Badajoz, the Spanish province where my ancestors hail from. It started as…