Tudmir Castles Route

Excursion tours and adventure

Great strategist and skilful negotiator, Teodomiro, count (comes) Visigoth that exerted of civil and military leader of the region of Tudmir, a vast territory whose capital was Auraiola (Orihuela), constitutes the referential figure of a historical itinerary by the south of the province of Alicante. Unlike other kings and lords who appealed to force, Teodomiro resorted to ingenuity to prevent the assault of the hosts of the Arab conqueror Ibn Musa and, later, negotiate a pact that guaranteed control of taxes and a smooth surrender. to the new power that was implanted in Al-Andalus. The vicissitudes and the memory of this Visigoth hero resonate in one of the most historic attractions and heritage landmarks in Alicante. Its epicenter is in Orihuela, the only medina assaulted by the Vikings, back in the year 859, and whose huge historical and artistic complex has survived all kinds of disasters, including the earthquake of 1829. Defensive towers, Arab castles and walls become in the windows that history opens to the landscape of the Vega Baja and its eternal companion, the Segura River. - Cox: Castillo de Ayala or Palace de Cox. - Callosa de Segura: Castle of Callosa de Segura. - Orihuela: The walls of the City of Orihuela, Torre del Cap Roig - Guardamar del Segura: Castle of Guardamar del Segura. - Torrevieja: Cap Cerver or Moro Tower, Torre de la Mata. - Pilar de la Horadada: Torre de La Horadada.