A castle in Jaén from the Caliphate era is sold for one and a half million euros

seven baths for seven rooms. a plot of 4,800 square meters and 1,120 of them built. The Espelúy Castle, in Jaén, is for sale for 1,496,000 euros, according to the Idealista portal. It’s about a quite cheap price if one takes into account the history of the emblematic building.

35 kilometers from Jaén, one hour and twenty minutes from Granada, one hour from Córdoba and just over two hours from Málaga and Seville, it was one of the key strategic control points over the Guadalquivir and the Guadalimar. Furthermore, according to the legendsthat’s where he went until Saint Teresa of Jesus. But the reality is that it was previously a Muslim castle until it was destroyed by Ferdinand III at the end of the first third of the 13th century. It was in those years, when it came under Christian power, when it is said that this castle was the scene of a miracle.

According to the legend, Santa Teresa He suffered a small accident on one of his trips to Seville, when he was trying to cross the Guadalquivir river with a boat from the area. So he went to the castle to have his scratches healed. There lived a sick girl who could not get out of bed because of the fever and, therefore, she could not go out to receive the nun. The little girl’s mother told Santa Teresa and she went to see the girl. He prayed in front of her and took away her fever. Since then the legend of the miracle of Santa Teresa spread.

But what really is a miracle is that the castle is still standing since in 1469 was taken by troops of Don Miguel Lucas de Iranzo. Of course, at the end of the 18th century, beginning of the 19th, it was built as a Christian castle. In 1985 it was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest. And until today, when the emblematic building is for sale in a well-known Internet portal. One that boasts of its most genuine element: its magnificent keep. With a square floor plan, it contains two superimposed rooms covered by barrel vaults. For all this, its future uses could be that of a hotel, an equestrian club or a winery.