Arabian Gate

Also known as Puerta de la Villa, it is the westernmost entrance to the city and one of the original entrances to the first Roman settlement. Despite its imperial origin, it must have been rebuilt and slightly varied in its position in the Arab period, hence its name. The numerous reforms it has undergone over the centuries have slightly varied its original construction. In the 12th century, when Alfonso I "El Batallador" re-conquered these lands, the appearance of the gate was again reformed. In 1370, when Medinaceli lost its status as an independent council and became the property of Bernal de Bearne, the city was walled again, and it is likely that it was then that the gate acquired its ogival appearance. The last of the reforms dates from 1969. Markets were often set up next to it, given the scarcity of large spaces in the city.