Mars and Venus, the goddess of beauty and the god of war. Both children of Jupiter. Venus, born from the foam of the Mediterranean waves. And Mars, the god to whom the armies of Rome entrusted themselves.
Peñíscola, born from the foam of the Mediterranean Sea and an object of desire for all civilizations, is also a battlefield between them. From the Romans, the first stable inhabitants of the rock, who protected the freshwater spring with the first fortifications.
The Muslims ruled this city for more than six centuries, building the urban layout we can still see today and the medieval walls. The conquest — without conquest — by the Christians, led by James I the Conqueror, King of the Crown of Aragon, left us the magnificent medieval wall that we can admire today.
Admire the new military architecture techniques that revolutionized the art of poliorcetics during the Renaissance, turning it into a science. Discover the point on the wall where Philip II, probably the most powerful king in Spanish history, ran out of money.
Relive the assaults by the allied armies — English, Dutch, Portuguese, and Austrian — during the War of the Spanish Succession, when these bastions victoriously resisted the invading forces with a few soldiers and much courage.
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