Mountain Castles

This route offers visitors the chance to access a radically different experience. The rugged relief of the pre-littoral mountain ranges and the peaceful life of the mountain villages are offered as an alternative to the coastal bustle. The fortress subicadas in the rocky and limestone ridges fly over spectacular valleys crossed by fertile rivulets. In the midst of this landscape, especially recommended for lovers of hiking, spoon dishes and strolling through small towns, the forts are built that controlled the mythical leader Al Azraq and, later, after the Christian reconquest, passed into the hands of military orders, such as those of Montesa, Hospital or El Temple. The Arab trace is still present, in the corners of the villages, old farmhouses, where Almohad towers proliferate, rehabilitated as viewpoints for the contemplative enjoyment of the traveler without hurry. This eastern echo also remains in the unpopulated Moors and in the walled enclosures of the Morerías of Alcoy or Cocentaina. An indelible mark, which can be seen in the lines of terraces built with dry stone and that irrigate the flows that flow from azudes, by hazards and ditches. - Benifallim: Castle of Benifallim. - Torremanzanas: Torre de les Maçanes. - Jijona: Castle of Torre Grossa. - Tibi: Tibi Castle. - Onil: Castle-Palace fortified of Marqués de dos Aguas. - Alcoy: Castle of Barxell, Walls of the city of Alcoy. - Cocentaina (Guided tours 2016): Walls of the city, castle-feudal tower, Palau Comtal, Penella Castle. - Agres: Castle of Agres. - Almudaina: Tower of Almudaina. - Alcoleja: Malferit Palace. - Balls: Castle of the Seamstress or Seta. - Plans: Castle of Planes. - Lorcha: Castle of Perputxent. - Vall de Gallinera: Castle of Alcalá or Benissili, Castle of Beniarrama.