
After enjoying another beautiful sunrise from our balcony…

We followed the Via Augusta to explore Xativa Castle nearby, a stronghold that dates back to the Iberians BC.

This is the high side and “newer” part of the Xativa Castle. More history info.

There is even a fairy tale chapel with a knight riding on a white horse slaying a dragon. To save a princess? He was in the Roman army but became a Christian martyr. St. George’s Day is celebrated on April 23 — the anniversary of his death in 303 AD.

The lower castle is on the other peak. This is where Hannibal plotted his strategy to take Sagunto from the Iberians in 219 BC.