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Biar Castle. Biar.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Biar. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: biar@touristinfo.net. http://www.biar.es/. This frontier castle is Arab in origin and was reinforced and extended by the Christians from the time of its conquest. It contains a unique element in Hispanic Arab architecture. It was built in the 12th century…
Castalla Castle. Castalla.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Castalla. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: castalla@touristinfo.net. http://www.turismocastalla.com/castalla/web_php/index.php. Although its origins are Arab, the current structure dates from mediaeval times. The Torre Grossa tower was added in the 16th century in order to keep a lookout for p…
La Sarga (Abric II). Alcoy.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Carretera N-340 dirección a Jijona. 03819. Alcoy-Alcoi. Alcoy. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: alcoi@touristinfo.net. www.alcoi.org. The stags of La Sarga. The La Sarga caves feature very naturalistic depictions of stags, measuring about 30 cm long, using a technique in which the figure was f…
Atalaya Castle. Villena.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Cerro de San Cristóbal, s/n. 03400. Villena. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: villena@touristinfo.net. http://www.turismovillena.com/. Tall and stately, the three storeys of Villena castle rise up proudly from the hill on which it stands, overlooking the capital of the region. Also known as th…
Santiago Archpriestal Church. Villena.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza de Santiago s/n. 03400. Villena. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: villena@touristinfo.net. www.untesoro.villena.es. National Historic-Artistic Monument. Gothic Church from the 15th century. It has a beautiful baptismal font. Construction of the Archpriestal Church of Santiago date back t…
Sax Castle. Sax.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Peña del Castillo s/n. 03630. Sax. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965475399 | www.sax.es. The castle is of Islamic origin. It was conquered by the Crown of Aragon in 1239 and subsequently ceded to the Crown of Castile under the terms of the Treaty of Almizra. From its position, it dominate…
Turrón Museum. Jijona-Xixona.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Carretera Jijona-Bussot km. 1, (Polígono Industrial "Ciudad del Turrón", sector 10.2). 03100. Xixona. Jijona-Xixona. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965612103 | www.museodelturron.com. Delicious Christmas sweets. This museum takes visitors on a mouth-watering tour of the manufacturing proce…
Petrer Castle. Petrer.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 03610. Petrer. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: museo@petrer.es. http://www.petrer.es/. Preserves its double-walled enclosure structure. It is situated at the highest point of the city. It was built by the Arabs at the end of the 12th century. The fortress was involved in the revolt of the Mus…
Footwear Museum. Elda.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Avenida de Chapí 32. 03600. Elda. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965383021 | E-mail: info@museocalzado.com. www.museocalzado.com. The importance of footwear. The Footwear Museum reflects the importance of this industry in Elda. A range of collections show the evolution of footwear manufact…
Santa María or “la Seo” Collegiate Basilica. Xàtiva.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza Calixto III s/n. 46800. Xàtiva. Valencia. http://www.xativaturismo.com. The Cathedral in Xàtiva. A monument that is in an excellent state of conservation, with a marked Renaissance character about it. It is called La Seu and has a strong Renaissance character. It was built between 1596 and 191…
San José Castle in Guadalest. Guadalest.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Calle Iglesia 2. 03517. Guadalest. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: guadalest@touristinfo.net. The castle is situated in the high part of the town. Its origins are in the 11th century, although the remains preserved are from the 12th century. It is divided into two parts - one of them was inte…
Sanctuary of the Purísima Concepción Castle-Basilica. Yecla.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Yecla. Murcia. E-mail: basilicadelapurisima@hotmail.es. http://basilicadelapurisima.com/. It is built in neo-Classical style and is outstanding for its semi-spherical dome with blue and white stained glass windows with spiral decorations. Inside, the main element is marble, to be found both on the a…
Almansa Castle. Almansa.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Calle del Castillo 18. 02640. Almansa. Albacete. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: turismoalmansa@hotmail.com. www.almansa.es. Fortification dating back to the 14th century, and altered in the 15th. Fortification dating back to the 14th century, and altered in the 15th. One of the most beautiful castles i…
Rull Cave. Vall de Ebo.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Cueva de Rull. 03789. Vall de Ebo. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965572672 | http://www.cuevasturisticas.com. One of the most important underground spaces in eastern Spain. A hunter found it by chance. The cave was discovered by José Vicente Mengual, known as Tío Rull, in 1919 when he was…
Alicante Provincial Archaeological Museum (MARQ). Alicante.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza Doctor Gómez Ulla s/n. 03013. Alicante-Alacant. Alicante. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965149057 | www.marqalicante.com. Some 100,000 years ago... The museum offers an interesting historic journey through rooms dedicated to Prehistory, Iberian Culture, Roman Culture and Middle Ages…
Santa Bárbara Castle. Alicante.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Frente Playa Postiguet. 03001. Alicante-Alacant. Alicante. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: pmc@alicante-ayto.es. www.alicanteturismo.com. It is set on the Monte Benacantil hill, a location of great strategic value. It is so-called as it was captured from the Moors by prince Alfonso of Castile…
San Nicolás de Bari Procathedral. Alicante.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza Abad Penalva s/n. 03002. Alicante-Alacant. Alicante. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://concatedralalicante.com/. The sombreness of the Herrera style. It was built in the Herrera style with a single nave and several adjoining chapels. The main fronts of the cloister are from a pervious temp…
Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art (MACA). Alicante.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza de Santa María, 3. 03002. Alicante-Alacant. Alicante. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: info@maca-alicante.es. www.maca-alicante.es. A fine collection of Spanish art. The Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art (MACA) opened in 2011, and is a descendant of the old Museum of La Asegurada which…
Santa María Church. Alicante.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza de Santa María s/n. 03002. Alicante-Alacant. Alicante. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://www.alicanteturismo.com. The oldest church in the town of Alicante.Built on the site of a mosque.Built in the XIII century in Gothic style.After a fire in the XV century it had to be rebuilt.The façade…
La Araña Caves (Cave II).. Bicorp.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 46825. Bicorp. Valencia. E-mail: bicorp-alc@gva.es. Scenes depicted at the Araña Caves. La Araña Cave, in Bicorp, is outstanding for its prehistoric rock art, especially the scene depicting the hunting of wild goats. Arrows and wounded animals are some of the elements you can see in this wonderful c…
Adsubia Cave. Adsubia.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Cueva de Adsubia. 03786. Tossal del Llop. Adsubia. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965572587 | http://www.cuevasturisticas.es. When small is big. This cave is a perfect example of a small subterranean space hiding valuable natural treasures to make a visit a great tourism experience. Adsubi…
Canto de la Visera Shelter. Yecla.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 30510. Yecla. Murcia. www.yecla.com/ayuntamiento/. The first traces of human activity have been found in several archaeological sites. The Canto de la Visera shelters have been dated to the Bronze Age (2nd millennium B. C.), and have revealed fields of rock carvings.…
Arabí Mountain. Yecla.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 30510. Yecla. Murcia. www.ayuntamientoyecla.com. Monte Arabí cave paintings. In Yecla, Monte Arabí houses a series of cave paintings the most notable of which can be found in Visera Rocks, Mediodía cave and in los Muertos and Arabilejo ravines. they were discovered by Juan Zuazo Palacios in 1912. Th…
Los Borja Ducal Palace. Gandía.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Calle Duc Alfons El Vell 1. 46700. Gandía. Valencia. Fax.: +34 962871465 | E-mail: palauducal@palauducal.com. http://www.palauducal.com/. This was the birthplace of San Francisco de Borja. The oldest part of the building dates from the 15th century, but was restored and turned into a sanctuary by th…
Santa María Collegiate Church. Gandía.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza Mayor s/n. 46700. Gandía. Valencia. The Seu in Gandia. Originally an Arab mosque, it was subsequently converted into a church, until 1499 when Pope Alejandro VI gave it the status of Collegiate Church. It still retains its Gothic sanctuary, while the rest of the building is Baroque due to the …
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