Castillo de La Calahorra

Castillo de La Calahorra located on a hill near La Calahorra

Castillo de La Calahorra is located in La Calahorra, in the province of Granada, Spain. It is situated in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Built between 1509 and 1512, it was one of the first Italian Renaissance castles to be built outside Italy.[1] It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural monument in 1922. It was featured in the 1974 film Stardust, as the retreat of Jim MacLaine (played by David Essex) in the latter parts of the film. It was also used as a manse in the city of Pentos for the 2022 television series House of the Dragon.[2]

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In the movie For a Few Dollars More, when Colonel Douglas Mortimer disembarks from the train in the initial few minutes of the movie, the castle is seen in the distance, on the left of the train.

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References

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  1. ^ "Granada Province - La Calahorra". Andalucia.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ Marcos, Javi (2022-09-22). "Reportaje exclusivo desde el castillo de La Calahorra, que será Pentos en La Casa del Dragón". Los Siete Reinos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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