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What to see and do in Vall d'Alcalà, la

What to see and do in Vall d'Alcalà, la (La Marina Alta, Alicante): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments

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Castle of Alcalà de la Jovada 50 m

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What to see and do in Vall d'Alcalà, la

La Vall d'Alcalà
Village
La Vall d'Alcalà is one of the smallest municipalities in La Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, today made up of the settlements of Beniaia and Alcalà de la Jovada, although historically it came to group together as many as seven villages. In the Middle Ages it was the capital of the fiefdom of the Arab leader Al-Azraq, 'the one with the blue eyes', who resisted James I of Aragon for years, sheltered by the ruggedness of the terrain, until the king exiled him; his memory is preserved in a fountain bearing his likeness and in the castle-palace that carries his name. Beniaia retains a temple built in 1615, shortly after the expulsion of the moriscos, and around the remains of the castle of Alcalà de la Jovada lie the ruins of the old morisco alquerías, abandoned in 1609. It has 159 inhabitants (2025).
Church of la Purísima Concepción de Beniaia
Monument
Built in 1615, shortly after the expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609, it is the parish church of Beniaia, one of the two villages that make up la Vall d'Alcalà together with Alcalà de la Jovada.
Castle of Alcalà de la Jovada
Monument
Remains of the fortress that gave its name to the village of Alcalà de la Jovada, around which survive the ruins of former Morisco alquerías abandoned after the expulsion of 1609.