Province & Villages - Granada - Montefrio
Montefrio information
Montefrío
It
is located at the foot of the Sierra Parapanda and surrounded
by a landscape of country houses and olive groves. The village
has been declared of historic and artistic interest. The Islamic
castle stands on a impressive rock, where the church of La
Villa was built after the reconquest of the village in 1486.
The Catholic Monarchs ordered the construction of the church
of La Villa on the site of an ancient mosque. It now houses
the Interpretation Centre of Western Granada, the Last Frontier
of Al-Andalus.
The Castle of Montefrío is a huge fortress which overlooks
the village. It has been declared a national monument and
was the residence of the Nasrid court for seven years. It
was abandoned after the Christian conquest, and now a thick
vegetation grows inside its walls.
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