Analysis of cultural management models in medieval castles in the province of Alicante (Spain) and the Pomeranian voivodeship (Poland)

[EN] This paper analyses the management of medieval castles in the province of Alicante (Spain) and the Pomeranian voivodeship (Poland) from the beginning of the second decade of the 21st Century to nowadays. In this sense, Atalaya Castle (Villena) and Castalla Castle have been selected within the Spanish context. They are of Muslim origin and were integrated into the Crowns of Aragon and Castile. On the other hand, Sztum Castle and Kwidzyn Castle, which belong to the Teutonic Order, have been chosen within the Polish context. The main purpose of this research is to know which models of cultural management are applied in the medieval fortifications of these administrative areas. Therefore, both qualitative and analytical methodologies have been used to this effect. As for the results, this research has allowed to know the positive and negative elements regarding the cultural management applied in these castles