🏰 Sagunto Castle
A fortress of Iberian, Roman, and Medieval power above the Mediterranean
📌 Fast Facts
- Located on a hilltop above Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, extending nearly one kilometre along a ridgeline
- Continuously fortified from Iberian times through the medieval period and into the 19th century
- Famously resisted Hannibal's siege in 219 BCE, a pivotal event in the Second Punic War
- Designated a National Monument in 1931; freely accessible with panoramic Mediterranean views
Sagunto Castle is an expansive hilltop fortress overlooking the town of Sagunto in the province of Valencia, Spain ...