Castillo de Onda

Onda Castle crowns the hill above the centre of Onda, the tile capital of the Plana. It is a fortress of Islamic origin extended in Christian times, with a castle museum inside and views over the factories and towns of the plain.

History

The castle guarded the route between the inland and the coast through the Plana. After the conquest it was adapted as residence and archive, and in the 20th century it was recovered as a municipal museum space.

What to see

Walk the enclosure, the castle museum rooms and the wall walk, with views over the Plana. Pair with the church of la Sangre and the Tile Museum, below in the old centre.

• See the castle museum rooms and the wall walk.
• Then walk down to the church of la Sangre, from the 13th century.