Montefrío, Granada, Spain

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Montefrío is one of the famous "white towns" of the Andalusia region of southern Spain.  It's located in the province of Granada, about an hour's drive northwest of the province's namesake capital city.   Seen in this drone video by franroldan, the town is home to a hilltop Moorish castle, which served an an important frontier fortress for a time in the Middle Ages before the reconquest of Spain by Christian forces in the late 15th century.  The video also features footage of the town's circular-shaped church, a former mosque.   

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Montefrio is a municipality in the province of Granada. The ruins of a Moorish castle sit near the highest point. Being built midway between the Sierra de Priego and Sierra Parapanda, and commanding the open valley between these ranges, it became one of the chief frontier fortresses of the Moors in the 15th century.