# Morella Castle

What to do en Morella · Morella

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/morella/things-to-do/morella-castle · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Desde: 5 € per person
- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: Everyone with comfortable shoes; not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs all the way up

Walk up from Calle del Hospital to the parade ground, at 1,072 m · 1 h · €5 · every day from 11:00.

The castle crowns the rock on which Morella stands, at 1,072 metres, and from the top you command the whole Els Ports district and the natural pass from the interior to the coast that it guarded. It is built on the rock itself, which forms part of its defences, and is a Site of Cultural Interest. The rock has been inhabited since the third millennium BC; Iberians, Romans, Visigoths and Arabs passed through, and the castle took the form you see after the Christian conquest, with alterations in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The tourist office lists among those who set foot here Abd al-Rahman III, El Cid, James I, Ferdinand of Antequera, Pope Luna, Saint Vincent Ferrer, the Prince of Viana and General Cabrera.
The new entrance, on Calle del Hospital
Since summer 2026 you enter at the end of Calle del Hospital, beside the Sant Francesc convent, at the top of the old town. There is now a ticket booth, toilets and a paved access. The temporary entrance used before, through the bullring and a scaffold staircase over the wall, no longer exists, so ignore old directions.
Ninety steps to the parade ground
The visit is a walk round the military fortress, which climbs in zigzags up the mountain to the parade ground at the summit. The way includes a stretch of earth with loose stones and a staircase of more than 90 steps before the top. Up there the view takes in the rooftops, the whole wall, the scattered farmhouses and the surrounding sierras. Allow an hour for climbing, looking and coming down, a little more if you stop at every viewpoint. There is a free audio guide through the Guidum app, which you should download before going up.
Open daily, except on orange or red alert
It opens every day. From October to March, 11:00 to 17:00; from April to September, 11:00 to 19:00. It closes on days of orange or red weather alert, so in winter check the AEMET warning before going: it blows up there.
General admission costs €5. The reduced fee, €4, is for over-65s, ages 6 to 16, students under 25 with a card, Carnet Jove, large families and people with disabilities. Groups of more than 25 pay €3.50 per person. Accompanied children under 6 and residents of Els Ports do not pay. You pay at the ticket desk, in cash or by card; a ticket bought online gives no priority, so you join the same queue.
With children, a pushchair or a dog
With children who already walk on their own the climb is no problem, but with a pushchair or wheelchair you cannot reach everything: the official listing warns that the last stretch is not adapted and that each person should judge what they can do. Bring a baby carrier. Dogs go in on a lead; potentially dangerous breeds must be muzzled.
The climb combines well with the basilica of Santa María, which is on the way, and with the Sant Miquel towers if you enter the town from the north. The Sunday plan in Morella leaves it until after lunch.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 40.6201, -0.1021

## Cerca de aquí

- [Basilica of Santa María la Mayor](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/morella/things-to-do/basilica-of-santa-maria-morella), a 162 m
- [Hotel Cardenal Ram](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/morella/where-to-stay/hotel-cardenal-ram), a 239 m
- [Hotel Rey Don Jaime](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/morella/where-to-stay/hotel-rey-don-jaime), a 257 m
- [Mesón del Pastor](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/morella/where-to-eat/meson-del-pastor), a 258 m
- [Arcaded street and a walk round the walls](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/morella/things-to-do/arcaded-street-and-walls-morella), a 265 m
- [Hotel La Fonda Moreno](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/morella/where-to-stay/hotel-la-fonda-moreno), a 270 m
- [La Fonda Moreno](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/morella/where-to-eat/la-fonda-moreno-restaurant), a 270 m
- [Dinosaur Museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/morella/things-to-do/dinosaur-museum-morella), a 309 m

## Consejos

### In summer, in the morning
The climb is in the sun and at that height the sun beats down; at 11:00 it is much easier than at 16:00.

### In winter, at midday and wrapped up
The wind cuts up there. Go in the middle of the day and bring an extra layer.

### Shoes with grip
The ground is rock and polished stone; it is slippery in the rain.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you go up with a pushchair?
Not as far as the parade ground: there is earth with loose stones and more than 90 steps. A baby carrier is better.

### How long does it take?
An hour for the climb, summit and descent, without hurrying.

### Can you take a dog in?
Yes, on a lead. Potentially dangerous breeds must be muzzled.

### Where is the entrance?
At the end of Calle del Hospital, beside the Sant Francesc convent, where the ticket booth is.

### Does it open in bad weather?
It closes on days of orange or red alert.

Destino: [Morella](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/morella.md)