Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017

Photos show the ruins of Castle in Sagunto, . —AP photos Day trip from , a trip back in time: Sagunto castle

t's an easy day trip from Valencia and it's also no admission charge. You can explore the a trip back in time: A visit to the castle in grounds, climb some of the ancient walls and ISagunto. Sagunto is just a half-hour by train even inspect the Roman outhouses. from Valencia. From there you can take a taxi or A small museum houses stones with Latin walk 15 or 20 minutes through the narrow cob- and Jewish inscriptions. A walk down the hill blestone streets toward the big castle ruins on brings you to the restored Roman amphitheater, the hill. The fortress was built to protect the dating to the reign of . The only rest- town and through the centuries has been used rooms at the site have no roof, offering a seated by Moors, Romans and Christians. There's also a view of the castle walls. The fortress offers spec- 14th century Jewish cemetery. tacular views of the town below, the sacked the place in 219 BC, Mediterranean and on a clear day, Valencia in Napoleon's army seized the castle after a siege the distance. The winding walk back through in 1811 and the ancient parapets were used as town, perhaps with lunch or souvenir shopping machine-gun turrets during the Spanish Civil along the way, brings you to the train station. War in the 1930s. The site is made up of seven You'll be back in Valencia with plenty of time left squares and stretches more than a half mile to enjoy the day. — AP (almost a full kilometer) along the hill. There is