Morella

Morella rises in tiers around a steep rock crowned by a castle, its walls guarding a town at the meeting of routes between Valencia, Aragon and Catalonia. Its Gothic churches and arcaded streets reflect the prosperity and privileges of a leading inland town of the kingdom of Valencia. In 1414 Morella hosted a remarkable attempt to end the Western Schism. Ferdinand I of Aragon, Benedict XIII, known as Pope Luna, and the preacher Vincent Ferrer met at the Franciscan convent. Their discussions lasted more than fifty days but failed to resolve the dispute; Benedict later withdrew to Peñíscola, where he continued to claim the papacy.