Through this door, you enter the stables—a vast space carved directly into the rock that stretches all the way to the opposite side of the castle. The name "Stables" refers to the very last military function this space performed, as it was also used as an arms store over the centuries, and later served as an air-raid shelter during the Spanish Civil War.
If you step outside and look toward the city from the garden, you can contemplate the tightly packed streets of the old town. Rising above them, the Cathedral of Santa María del Romeral stands out. This building, declared a Site of Cultural Interest, was built in the Romanesque style during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, with later additions in Gothic, Mudéjar, and Baroque styles.
The most visible element from here is the bell tower, which dates back to the seventeenth century and is one of the finest examples of Mudéjar architecture in the province.
Its battlemented top was completed in the twentieth century. For 500 years, Santa María hosted the General Courts of the Crown of Aragon, welcoming the most influential kings, nobles, and historical figures of every era.