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Spectacularly located on the Cerro del Águila, the castle of Almansa is one of the best preserved in the province of Albacete. It is a fortress built in the 14th century by the infante Don Juan Manuel, on previous fortifications of Muslim origin.
It was conquered by Jaime I of Aragon and after the signing of the Treaty of Almizarra in 1244 it passed into the hands of Alfonso X the Wise and the Kingdom of Castile.
In 1248 the castle will witness the meeting between James I of Aragon and his son-in-law Alfonso
Although the castle has a Muslim origin, the first reform carried out was in the 14th century by the infante Don Juan Manuel, but it would be in the 15th century, when Don Juan Pacheco, second Marquis of Villena, transformed the castle and gave it its current appearance.
Among the elements to highlight are the crenellated walls, the keep located in the very center of the castle, the access barbicans and the embrasures for the firearms of the time.
The castle was declared a National Monument in 1921, as well as a Historical-Artistic Site, as was the neighborhood at its feet. In addition, Almansa has other places of interest such as the Parish Church of the Assumption, the Casa Grande or Palace of the Count of Cirat and the Convents of Las Agustinas or San Francisco.
