Castellón de la Plana

Castellón de la Plana grew on the fertile coastal plain below the hills of eastern Iberia. Its inhabitants originally lived near the old castle of Fadrell; in 1251 James I authorised the settlement to move down to the plain. The new town developed its own walls, churches and civic buildings. Among its landmarks is El Fadrí, a separate bell tower beside the church of Santa María, whose height rises above the streets of the old town.