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Castle of Dénia

Dénia, La Marina Alta, Alicante

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Castle of Dénia

Monument · Dénia, La Marina Alta, Alicante

Fortress standing at the highest point of Dénia, of Islamic origin between the 11th and 12th centuries, beneath which remains of Roman Diannium are preserved. The Torre Roja dates from the Almohad period, and the Torre del Consell, seat of the city government, from the 15th century; between the 16th and 17th centuries bastions and other Renaissance-style defensive systems were added. The 1st Duke of Lerma modernised the Palacio del Gobernador for the visits of Philip III and in 1612 commissioned the Genoese sculptor Giuseppe Carlone to make a marble statue. The palace today houses the castle's archaeological museum, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) in 2001.

Photo: Vicenç Salvador Torres Guerola (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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