Castellón

Description

Castellón de la Plana, or simply Castellón, is the capital city of the province of Castelló, in the Valencian Community, Spain. The mountain range known as Desert de les Palmes rises inland north of the town. The first known building in the area was the Moorish castle of Fadrell, near the Alqueries de La Plana. The town proper was officially founded in 1251, after the conquest of the Moorish Kingdom of Valencia by King James I of Aragon in 1233. Most of the historical buildings are located in the diminutive old town, around the Main Square.