CASTILLO DE SEGART
The castle of Segart is a fortress of Muslim origin built around the 13th century, and located on top of a hill above the town that gives it its name. You can still see the remains of the walls and part of the cubic structure of a cistern.
Despite its small size, it must have been especially beautiful, both for its design and its location. The entrance to the ruins of the castle is from the north side. There are two "towers" that protect the old entrance to the fortified enclosure. These structures are not towers but extensions towards the outside of the wall. There is a tower in the east direction, but due to the way it was built and the materials used it is very possible that it is from the 14th century.
The entire enclosure must have been linked by a wall. There are no remains of this as it was probably used to make terraces or it has suffered deterioration as it is made of adobe and has not been repaired or maintained. In the highest area there are still the remains of a cistern. At its side, there are remains of old fig drying sheds.
The origins of the town and the castle date back to the time of Muslim domination. The fortress was conquered by James I at an uncertain date, but it was certainly around 1238. The monarch himself would first cede it to the bishop of Vic, and later, in 1248, it would become the property of Adam de Paterna. The Aragonese monarch, Pedro the Ceremonious, would hand over his property to Bernardo Ripax and years later it would be incorporated into the jurisdiction of Sagunto from which it would not become independent until 1535. The expulsion of the Moorish in 1609 meant that the place was left uninhabited, so Juan de Villarrasa, at that time lord of the barony formed by Segart and Albalat, had to undertake the task of repopulating it with old Christians from Catalan lands.
