Visitas guiadas al Castellum del Tossal

Culture

The 'castellum' has been turned into a museum in different phases and can be visited on Fridays at 5 pm, 6 pm, 7 pm and 8 pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm and 1 pm. Guided tours can take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and can be arranged by email to visitatossal@benidorm.org To complement the tour of the Tossal site and make it more accessible, Benidorm offers an audio guide, with the content of the panels located at the different points of the fort. This audio guide is also available in Valencian and English. Located on a hill 100 meters high, the site of Tossal de La Cala was excavated in the 40s by Father Belda and in 1956 by Professor M. Tarradell, dating the archaeological remains found between the second and first centuries B.C. The wall, the different rooms and the materials found, show a presence of Roman soldiers and confirm, without a doubt, that the Tossal de la Cala was a fort or 'castellum' ordered to be built by General Sertorius as part of a fortification plan for the northern coast of Alicante, probably around 77 BC. The Tossal de la Cala was part of a Roman chain of coastal military enclaves located in the two regions of the Navy, all located on cliffs and coves that were difficult to access, which played a fundamental role in controlling the movement of friendly or enemy ships in the naval hostilities of the war.