Located in Villena, in the southern Spanish province of Alicante, is a fortress known as the Atalaya Castle. It dominates the historic border between Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon and is situated in the northwest of the province of Alicante, over a spur of the Sierra de la Villa. Arab records describe the castle since 1172, indicating that it was constructed at an unspecified time, but not after the 12th century. Although there is little evidence to support this theory, it has been hypothesi ... (Read More)