The Castles Centre of Puertomingalvo is located in the Gothic town council, with access from the New Square. The halls are distributed in the old dungeons.
The objective of the exhibition is to offer an approach to the interesting patrimony of castles of the Maestrazgo´s Cultural Park, presenting the keys for an appropriate understanding of the castles from a historical perspective, from the origins to its more recent use.
Information:
Town council: 978-802051
Maestrazgo´s Cultural Park: 978-849713
SCHEDULE: In summer from 10 to 14 h. and from 16 to 20h. In winter previous
appointment in the town council.
CONTENTS.
Hall I. This hall contains the reception elements and the introductory aspects, not only of the fortifications origins the Maestrazgo, but also the didactic presentation of what is a castle, completed with a scale model that reconstructs the Puertomingalvo´s Castle and a multimedia of easy use.
Hall II. It is dedicated to the Puertomingalvo´s fortifications, being good for a detail approach to concrete aspects like the Islamic world, the origins of the "mas" fortified or the immediate environment of the Episcopal estate.
Hall III. It is one of the best spaces so as to exemplify the dungeon condition. It will develop the topics referred to the War and the daily life.
Hall IV. It provides a general vision on the Maestrazgo´s castles, contained starting from the political structures that propitiated them, also offering a panoramic of other fortified elements that make the times of castles: walls, churches farmhouses.
Hall V. The exhibition is completed with an audio-visual space that offers a group synthesis.
The centre is completed with the visit to the Puertomingalvo´s castle and the walled enclosure of the town.
