Wandering around the little cobbled streets up to the castle was charming. A really lovely place to spend a day ambling about.

A Castle as many in Europe, except that this one is well organized, signs and explanations everywhere in 3 languages and stuff to show. An important part of history revisited. Ticket $3 euros I was sailing so I visited the regon by boat and didn't use a hotel. But it seems that Benicarló (50 minutes walking or 10 minutes by... More

The castle is centrally situated and easily reachable from any part of Peniscola town. It looks huge and really adorns the town of Peniscola and its beaches. Though it is rather hot here in summer, you must take your time to visit the fortress and to admire its marvelous views and historical heritage. Benedict XIII lived here for 6 years... More

The Castillo Templario Ponteficio was on our list of tourists sights to see chosen mainly because the movie El Cid (one of our favorite movies) was filmed here. Little did we know the historical significance of this castle and the magnificent views over the Medierranean Sea we would have. There was even a bonus - a small village with white-washed... More