In an earlier post I looked at the fascist detention and torture centres at San Fernando Castle and the Bullring in Alicante. Standing guard over the port city is the magnificent Santa Barbara Castle which hides its own Civil War secrets. Torture cells, buried deep beneath the castle and utilised down the centuries, were pressred into service. I was unable to get in and could only snap a picture of their entrance gates. Although the castle is a major tourist attraction, with its history well mapped out for visitors, its Civil War role is carefully glossed over. Again though, I can strongly recommend a trip up from street level in the lift to the top the castle. The views and the sheer scale of the structure itself will take your breath away.
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