モンテモリン城
[By Gabriel Campanario in Montemolín, Spain] The Castle of Montemolín, “el castillo” as I’ve called it since I was a kid, is one of more than 300 medieval fortresses embedded in the landscape of Badajoz, the Spanish province where my ancestors hail from. It started as a Muslim fortification in the XII century and it later became a Christian outpost when it was taken over by Spanish knights. Although some walls were recently restored and bright lights illuminate its perimeter during summer nights, the site is still very much in ruins. A locked door prevents people from entering the complex and causing more damage to the crumbling property, or to themselves […]