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| The walls and tower of Artajona date to the 12th century. |
Cindy loves castles and walled cities, and there are plenty of them in Spain. One is less than an hour away, in the town of Artajona, which has 14 towers. The fortress was first built about 900 years ago. Invading armies have found an easy path into and out of Spain through Navarra.
Local history is a chronicle of kings (who are like warlords) and princes (who are like gang leaders) pillaging back and forth, taking each other's land, goods, and people. The winners then build churches to honor the divine powers and saints who made it all possible.
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| We took the scenic route to reach the dolmens of Artajona. |
Before arriving there, though, we wanted to look at the nearby funerary dolmens
that have been dated at between 4,000 and 5,000 years old. Little is
known about the people who built them except the tools they used and the
types of animals and plants that were part of their diet.
