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Walls of Toga

Toga, El Alto Mijares, Castellón

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Walls of Toga

Monument · Toga, El Alto Mijares, Castellón

Of the walled enclosure of Toga (Alto Mijares, Castellón), built in the Muslim period around an increasingly fortified Arab farmstead, only its access gateways into the settlement remain standing: that of San Antonio and the Portalet. The San Antonio gateway, to the south of the town, links the calle de Aragón with the urban centre through a passage between two semicircular arches; above it a chapel dedicated to San Antonio Abad is preserved, probably built where a defensive tower once stood, and it is constructed of rubble masonry, ashlar and brick. After the conquest by Jaime I the town became a barony and lost its strategic importance, although in the 19th century it was again the scene of the Carlist Wars. It is generically catalogued as a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection).

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