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Castle of Alaquàs

Alaquàs, L'Horta Sud, Valencia

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Castle of Alaquàs

Monument · Alaquàs, L'Horta Sud, Valencia

A palace-castle also known as the palau dels Aguilar, one of the noble mansions of the period of feudal decline in the 16th century that already announces the Renaissance in important architectural elements. Residential in character, it preserves magnificent coffered ceilings in its rooms, tilework and ornamental features, but lacks the exterior signs of strength and defence usual in buildings of that type. It was declared a Monumento Histórico y Artístico (a former heritage-protection category, precursor of the BIC) on 21 April 1918 and a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) on 1 December 1999, and it is one of the most important buildings in the comarca of L'Horta Sud.

Photo: Castell d'Alaquas (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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