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…