Sagunto city council creates working group to protect Castle Mountain
Sagunto City Council approved a motion to establish a joint working group with the Valencian Government and the Provincial Council of Valencia to develop an integrated conservation plan for the historic Castle Mountain.
At its regular June session, Sagunto's city council (Ayuntamiento de Sagunto) voted to call on several public bodies to jointly protect the Castle Mountain — a 42-hectare hillside that combines natural and historical heritage. The motion was brought by the local coalition Compromís per Sagunt and won support from the main parties PSPV-PSOE, PP, Compromís and EU-Unides Podem; the far-right Vox abstained and IP voted against. An amendment by the PP extended the request to Spain's Ministry of Culture, which owns the castle: the fortress was declared a national historic monument on 3 June 1931. The mountain hosts over 200 animal and plant species and archaeological remains spanning at least five civilisations — Iberian, Roman, Visigoth, Islamic and medieval Christian. The proposal aims to turn the site into a model of interdisciplinary preservation combining research, responsible tourism and community engagement, aligned with the UN Agenda 2030 and as a step towards a future UNESCO World Heritage nomination. According to elperiodic.com, the initiative follows earlier calls for environmental protection made at the start of June.