Culla

Templar knights bought Culla and all its lands in 1303, and the castle then stayed with their heirs, the Order of Montesa, until the 19th century. The village sits on a 1,121 m mountain in the Alt Maestrat, its streets still following their medieval plan, amid deep ravines, caves and potholes. Below it, the Montlleó river runs through canyons reachable only from Culla.

Highlights

• Castle remains: the Torre de Frare Pere and the barbican gate with Montesa arms
• Church of El Salvador, with a 15th-century Gothic stone statue of the Saviour
• La Presó, a medieval granary used as a prison in the Carlist wars
• Disused watermills along the Molinell river, among springs and caves
• Mirador del Terrat, with wide views over the surrounding comarca

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.