It is located along the south-western foothills of the Sierra de Irta. It is of Muslim origin, dating from the late 11th to early 12th centuries, but following the reconquest of the square by Christian forces under the command of the Knights Templar, it underwent subsequent modifications that can still be seen today. For example, the separation of the castle and the town by means of a wall, the imposing stone masonry walls and twin circular towers. he total constructed area, some 8,000 square meters, can be divided into three zones: the citadel, the enclosure occupying the summit of the complex, where the military political headquarters was located the albacar, a walled enclosure where the population and their cattle took shelter in times of confrontation and, finally, the aljama or hamlet, located on the south-eastern slope of the mountain and which was also walled.
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