Requena

Requena occupies a fortified height on the road between the Castilian interior and Valencia. Its old quarter, La Villa, grew beneath the castle, whose massive keep recalls the town's military importance. Silk weaving became an important part of its economy, and the silk weavers maintained their own guild in the old town. The fortress saw fighting during the War of the Spanish Succession, when Requena endured a siege in 1706.