Lopera Castle has recovered its original appearance and avoided the logical damage caused by the passing of time to be ranked by researchers as a fortress that is one of the treasures of defensive architecture. This is why, when visitors enter through its main gate, located opposite the Town Hall and leading to the complex, the image they see is very similar to what any locals would have seen in the 13th century. It was during this century when the Order of Calatrava transformed and created the new construction on the site of a Moorish fortification that protected the settlement's inhabitants. Located right in the town centre, the castle, which has a pentagonal floor plan, has two parts: one external comprising stretches of wall and protected by five towers, and another internal where two impressive towers called San Miguel and Santa María respectively stand and are connected to each other by two walls. San Miguel Tower was used to control access to the palace. On this tower you can still see the damage caused by a projectile launched during the Spanish Civil War. Today, on the ground floor of the tower you will find a museum dedicated to the Battle of Lopera. On the other hand, Santa María Tower had two superimposed rooms. The lower room was transformed into a Gothic chapel during works carried out in the 16th century to turn the castle into a noble residence and, in the 20th century, it was renovated once more by the owners to provide a sitting room. In the middle of the last century, a wine cellar was created inside the fortress, and this notably affected the original physiognomy of the fortress. Among others, for example, the postern or false gate which existed was crumbling, the body of the Santa María bell tower was dismantled and replaced by battlements, and a large nave and a hopper for collecting grapes were built. Recently, the palace was opened to the public and today you can enjoy a visitor centre dedicated to the Order of Calatrava, the Battle of Lopera and the recent history of the castle as a winery. http://www.andalucia.org

El Castillo de Lopera, es un castillo de la época de la conquista castellana, situado en el municipio de Lopera, provincia de Jaén (España). Está declarado Bien de Interés Cultural. Situación Está situado en el centro del pueblo de de Lopera,​ ocupando una considerable extensión del casco urbano. Descripción El recinto es pentagonal, todo construido en mampostería con mortero de cal, y el acceso principal al mismo, protegido por dos matacanes de ladrillo, se abre en su lado menor, que mira hacia el oeste. Dicho lienzo, que dispone de adarve con parapeto almenado (posiblemente muy posterior al propio muro), está flanqueado por dos torres cilíndricas. La puerta, tiene jambas construidas con fustes de columnas romanas reutilizadas, y arco de medio punto. Los restantes lienzos de muralla se rematan en las esquinas con torreones de distinta planta, circular el de su extremo sur, con balcón amatacanado; cuadrada la del situado en el vértice oriental, que se encuentra muy restaurado; y en forma de L el más septentrional, que presenta una cadena de sillares achaflanados. El lienzo de muro entre estos dos últimos, está abierto en su parte central con un portón moderno. En el interior del recinto, se han producido un gran número de alteraciones a lo largo de la historia, aunque se mantienen dos torres del homenaje, llamadas de Santa María (almenada y con entrada por un arco apuntado, a nivel del patio de armas) y de San Miguel (esta, desmochada, y con acceso en primera planta), ambas con planta cuadrada y numerosas modificaciones en su estructura interior. Datación Por el tipo constructivo general del castillo, los autores lo datan en la segunda mitad del siglo XIII, aunque con importantes reformas en los siglos siguientes.​ Este castillo no aparece en casi ninguna fuente medieval, y una de las primeras menciones al mismo proviene de Bernardo de Espinalt, ya en el siglo XVIII.

- Adulto: 4€; - Jubilados:2€ - Personas con discapacidad: 2€ - Niños de 10 a 16 años: 2€; - Carné joven: 2€; - Estudiantes: 2€. Grupos de adultos (+ de 20 personas): 3€/persona. info@loperaturismo.es

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