Bellver Castle
Bellver Castle (Castell de Bellver) is a circular castle on a hill near Palma de Mallorca on the Island of Majorca, Balearic Islands. It was built in the 14th century for King James II of Aragon. It was used as a military prison during the 18th and 19th centuries. Now it is one of the main tourist attractions of the island. It was used as a prison in the 1950s, a period where many people where still being prosecuted for their loyalty and commitment to the Republic during the Spanish Civil War 1936-39. After the Civil War, the insurgents, being victorious in part through the aid of National Socialist Germany and Fascist Italy, and also the reluctance to come to the aid of the democratic Spanish Republic by such major European powers as Great Britain and France, the leader of the Nationalist-Falangist rebellion, Franco, established a dictatorship that would last until his death in November 1975. Some estimates put the total number of executed prisoners in Spain in the first decade of the dictatorship as high as 60,000, some of whom may have spent time incarcerated in Castell de Bellver. The intellectual and writer Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos was one of the most famous prisoners of the castle. Great vacations tips for your travel. There are lot of discount travel to Mallorca.
GPS Travel destination: 39° 33′ 49.62″ N, 2° 37′ 9.71″ E
Its very nice that it is one of the main tourist attractions of the island.
The intellectual and writer Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos was one of the most famous prisoners of the castle.
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Great…its a circular castle on the hill top.I am sure it has very beautiful view.
It was used as jail in 1950′s.But it doesn’t look like jail,and it is also at very nice location.
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It is worth visiting that place. There is a great view on Plama de Mallorca city and on the port. It takes some time to get there on foot though, and it’s definitely hard on a hot humid day, but you can always take the sightseeing bus to get there if you don’t feel like walking
i think this is another medieval castle that is excellent for kids. There are not many things that they can break here…it’s a good place for pre-teen and teenagers to run loose
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It is worth visiting that place. There is a great view on Plama de Mallorca city and on the port. It takes some time to get there on foot though, and it’s definitely hard on a hot humid day, but you can always take the sightseeing bus to get there if you don’t feel like walking
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This architectural work is unique in the world. It is a rare example of civil gothic style due to its circular floor, which is guarded by four towers in the shape of the wind rose.
Nice feature’s Having been built as a seat for the royal court of James II of Mallorca, its structure combines the needs of a palace with defensive elements.
I Visit on this place Palma de Mallorca and its one of my favorite place for spending holidays,its a so loveliest place.
It was used as a prison in the 1950s, a period where many people where still being prosecuted for their loyalty and commitment to the Republic during the Spanish Civil War 1936-39.