Are you planning a trip to Spain? Are you also a fan of Spooky places? Then check out this list of the most haunted places in Spain.
Belchite / Zaragoza
The Ruins of Belchite are rumored to be one of the most haunted places in Spain. Built-in the mid-XXth century, Belchite was once a prosperous small town of the Aragon region. However, the town was completely destroyed by the important battle of the Spanish Civil War, taking the lives of more than 5000 people.
After the end of the Spanish Civil War, Franco ordered the construction of a new town nearby, leaving to the old Belchite the status of a ghost town.
Cortijo de Fraile / Almeria
The Dark Tourism fans can’t miss the ancient mines of Rodalquilar and Cortijo de Fraile. These two places are always on the lists of haunted places in Spain. However, keep in mind that the road towards both is unpaved and not really comfortable to drive.
Cortijo de Fraile was a crime scene of a famous in Spain Crimen de Níjar (1928). The fatal event has inspired a few Spanish books: “Bodas de Sangre” by Federico Garcia Lorca and “Puñal de Claveles” by Carmen de Burgos.
Ochate / Burgos
A small abandoned village of Ochate on this list of haunted places in Spain is surrounded by debates in the press.
Originally, the legend of Ochate´s mystical events was described by a local Prudencio Muguruza in his article “Luces en la puerta secreta“(1982). He claimed to see the light in one of the abandoned buildings and defended Ochate´s mystical fame with local stories about three epidemics taking the lives of the villagers.
Complejo de la Misericordia / Valencia
While Valencia´s Complejo de la Misericordia is currently the headquarters of local university UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), it´s another Spanish place surrounded by mystical rumors.
Complejo de la Misericordia was once an orphanate called Casa de los Pobres de Nuestra Señora de Misericordia. Rumor has it that in this place took place severe punishments and strange deaths, including a story of a local boy with a surname Campos, who jumped out of the window.
The Bride´s Jump Fall / Navajas
The Bride´s Jump Waterfall is a beautiful natural setting in the small town of Navajas with a creepy legend behind it.
So, according to a legend many years ago there was a local tradition for the brides to jump over the Palancia River in order to prove their love and ensure a happy marriage. Normally, a girl was supposed to find a place where the river narrows a bit, and then, in front of the villagers, jump to the opposite shore. Success was a sign of a happy marriage and true love.
There is this story of a young couple in love: they were about to get married. Like other brides, the young lady tried to jump, but slipped and fell into the river. A groom tried to save his beloved, but sadly, both of them drowned. Nowadays some locals claim that on moonlit nights they still hear voices and the river becomes radiantly white as a wedding dress.