Since it was built in the 10th century, the 28 towers and 1,200 metres of walls of the caliphate fortress of Gormaz, perched on a promontory overlooking the Castilian plateau, have witnessed six total solar eclipses.
The one on 12 August 2026, the seventh, is for the first time drawing large numbers of domestic and international tourists who have travelled to Gormaz to observe this astronomical event, as the path of totality runs very close to the thousand-year-old monument.
