Mata Bejid Castle

Published on 08/12/2014

Cambil (Sierra Mágina)

Monuments, Sierra Mágina Natural Park, Castles and Fortresses

Barely 5 kilometres from Cambil, towards Huelma, is the start of the forest track that leads to Mata Bejid castle.
Between the Sierra Mágina and the Sierra del Almadén, it holds a strategic position, controlling the pass between the two ranges, one of the many routes into the kingdom of Granada.
Of Christian origin, it was built at the beginning of the 14th century. There was another castle of Muslim origin, a little further south, which was abandoned for a better site.
Long and rectangular, it has a tower at each of its short ends. Today the ruins of a farmhouse built against the castle can be seen.
The spectacular views and a privileged natural setting, known as El Castellón, make this a place well worth a visit.

More about this place…

Mata Bejid castle lies 5 kilometres from Cambil, towards Huelma. To get there, take the forest track to the Puerto de la Mata and Torres, on the left of the road from Cambil. In a privileged natural setting, this castle held a strategic position controlling one of the many gateways into the kingdom of Granada.