The Key of the Kingdom Castles

Excursion tours and adventure

Named as "La Clau del Regne" (The Key to the Kingdom) by Pedro IV of Aragon, El Ceremonioso, the stronghold of Alicante occupied a decisive strategic position in the War of the Two Pedros (1356-1369), which confronted his homonymous Castilian, Pedro I the Cruel. Leaning from the heights of the "Macho" of the Castle of Santa Bárbara, the esplanade that occupied the old Alcazaba, we can once again feel the vision of dominion over the Mediterranean Sea and the interior that the ancient defenders of the fortress and the city of Alicante enjoyed. . "La Clau del Regne" is accompanied by a bunch of unique llavines. Like the fortress of the island of Nueva Tabarca, a walled enclosure designed in 1769 to welcome and protect the colony of 300 Genoese coral gatherers rescued from the clutches of the Bey of Tunis. Mutxamel, Busot, El Campello, the Sanctuary of Santa Faz and its tower or those that dot the huerta of Alicante are other landmarks of the route. This reveals the constant dialogue between agrarian fertility and the constructions destined for surveillance or combat, in a territory coveted for its richness and strategic value. - Alicante- Island of Nueva Tabarca: Walls and Doors of Nueva Tabarca, Torre de San José. - Alicante: The Castle of Santa Bárbara, The walls of the city of Alicante, Fort of San Fernando, Tower of the Monastery of Santa Faz, Torres de la Huerta. - Mutxamel: Mutxamel Tower. - Busot: Castle of Busot. - El Campello: Tower of Illeta. - Aigues: The Tower of Aigües.