Wall and Palenque · Hita

The town of Hita was protected by a medieval wall ordered by Iñigo López de Mendoza, Marquis of Santillana, in 1441. Of this defensive fence, built in limestone, a kilometer divided into five sections is preserved. The wall had four gates, of which only the Arco de Santa María, the main one, remains standing. Under one of its sections was built in 1970 the palenque de Hita, a rectangular enclosure that recreates the old medieval palenques for war training. Jousting and tournaments are held there every year as part of the Hita Medieval Festival, declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest.