Holiday Rentals in Spain for the spectacular Belmonte Castle

When on HOLIDAY RENTALS IN SPAIN, one popular pastime for tourists is to visit the local castles. There are many in Spain, too many to count almost, and one that has been a popular not only for tourists but also for film crews is the castle of Belmonte. A solid and elegant castle, it is probably the most filmed castle in Europe. Its walls and battlements have seen the likes of Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren, when they played Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar and his wife Dona Jimena during the Hollywood production of El Cid. The castle has also featured in Fuenteovejuna, a Spanish play based on a true incident from 1476, Requiem for Granada and also Don Quixote de la Mancha.