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Castle of Castalla

Castalla, L'Alcoià, Alicante

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Castle of Castalla

Monument · Castalla, L'Alcoià, Alicante

A medieval fortress crowning the municipality of Castalla, in the comarca of L'Alcoià. It stands on a hill with Neolithic and Ibero-Roman remains and was built by the Muslims around the 11th century; the constructions preserved today date from the late Middle Ages and early Modern Age. In 1251 James I incorporated it into the Christian Crown, and from 1362 it was the seat of the barony of Ramón de Vilanova. The castle consists of a wall with cylindrical rammed-earth towers, the 16th-century Torre Grossa and a 14th-15th-century palace with a central courtyard and cistern. During the Peninsular War it was the scene of two battles, in 1812 and 1813, decisive for the end of the French presence on Valencian soil. It has been Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) since 1985.

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