The tower of the Moor or of the Cabo Cervera is a coastal watchtower built on a hill located on Cape Cervera in Torrevieja, Spain. It is located in Cabo Cervera about five kilometers from the center of Torrevieja on the coastal road towards La Mata and about a hundred meters from the coast. Its plant is circular, with a trochoconical shape and is built with masonry. It has undergone several repairs throughout history, between the last two stand out: the one made in 1960 and the other in 1994. The first corresponds more to the original construction, had a spiral staircase to reach its top. In the restoration of 1994 the previous remains are modified and a crenellated tower is built, in which the shield of the city of Torrevieja stands out.1 It is declared as a Cultural Interest Property in 1985.
La Torreta de Elda is a medieval defensive building located in the municipality of Elda, in the province of Alicante. It is considered as an Asset of Cultural Interest. It is located at a height of 550 meters and is a rectangular tower with four annexes, also rectangular. The date of construction is calculated between the end of the 14th century and the beginning of the 15th century. Its objective responded to the border location between the kingdoms of Castile and Valencia. In particular, the turret protected the road between Elda and Sax, as well as the path of La Noguera, which heads towards Petrel. It is documented that in 1386, the lady of Elda, Sibila de Forcia, asked Pedro IV de Aragón for a surveillance and customs service. Its continued use is recorded in a document of 1494 between the County of Cocentaina and the Bishopric of Cartagena, in which the Torreta is cited as possession of the then Lord of Elda, Juan Roig de Corella. In December of 1705, the Turret was used for military surveillance, in the context of the War of Succession. After the War of Independence it lost its function and was abandoned.
The city of Xàbia was protected and surrounded by fortified walls since 1874, the year which marked the definitive demolition of the defensive walls now surrounded by the present day ring roads. Hundreds of years previously, the early historical city centre of Xàbia possessed a defensive wall fortification since the beginning of the 14th Century of which now hardly any evidence remains. The detected ruins in this sector of the Avenida Príncipe de Asturias, the old ring road known as the “muralla de arriba” (upper wall), correspond to the wall, three buttress embankments which formed a type of barbican or rampart built at a relatively recent time in the early 19th Century; probably when the “new doorway” or Portal Nou was opened (18th of May 1805), or perhaps as a consequence of the Napoleonic war. These wall-faces, which have only conserved a 40/50 cm height today, are made with limestone masonry which were crafted with lime-based mortar, which used the local “tosca” (sandstone) blocks in the front section of the buttress embankments. The modern architectural intervention has consisted in consolidating and protecting the original work, which have raised the wall-faces approx. 60 cm to make them more visible.
This tower is one of the few testimonies that have survived from the medieval walls built around La Vila, or first enclosure of Medieval Alcoi. Its construction was carried out throughout the second half of the 13th century. The tower’s basement, its entrance door and its four corners, made of blocks of stone are worth mentioning. The tapial (mould of two parallel panels used to build walls) was used in its construction. The tower was restored in 2002. Its strategic location guarantees a superb overview of the river Riquer and the area of the Tints.
This is a luxurious noble Roman villa constructed in the IV Century AD. It is made up of a large patio with columns surrounded by a wide corridor which gives access to 7 rooms -triclinium (dinning room), oecus (living room) and cubicula (bedrooms)- decorated with polychrome geometrical mosaics and mural paintings. This mansion must have been the residence of a rich family which was involved in the Portus Illicitanus. An aristocratic landowning family lived in this house. Like all rich people of the time, they placed great importance on the decorating of rooms, using materials such as marble, alabaster and making paintings and mosaics. In order to avoid the darkness of the nights, they lit up the house with oil lamps (made of clay or bronze). Due to their religiousness, they had a special place in the house where they worshiped the gods, above all Venus, the goddess of the fishermen.
Visitors to Castell de Castalla will discover one of the main and best preserved fortifications in the province of Alicante; which in turn is part of the Patrimonial Ensemble of Castell de Castalla. The castle, declared BIC with the category of Monument, has three parts that allow to know the evolution of the fortification (erected in the 11th century by the Muslims and deeply reformed in the 14th and 15th centuries by the Christians); as well as who were the first settlers of the hill on which today the castle is based (occupied since the 2nd millennium BC). These parts are: the Palau, which is accessed through an intricate defensive system; the Pati d'Armes with its wall paintings, rooms and the cistern in very good original condition; and Torre Grossa, from which you can contemplate spectacular views of the Foia de Castalla and the mountains that surround it. Schedule: Guided visits: January April: Tuesday - Friday 16:30 h. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 12:30 h. April-September: Tuesday - Friday 5:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays 12:30 h. In addition, on Sundays from May to June a visit at 11:00 h. May-September: Night visits Friday and Saturday at 22:00 h. and 23:55 h. July and August: at 11:30 h. October December: Tuesday-Friday 16:30 h. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 12:30 h. Price: € 3; € 2 for retirees, Carnet Jove, students, groups (30 p). Free up to 8 years old. All visits will be made prior reservation at the tourist office: 966561018. Groups (30 p) can make your visit any day and time prior reservation in the turism office
The windmills of “Les Planes” district have ruled this scenic viewpoint since the first Building in the 14th Century. Years later, it was followed by another ten towers, whose ruins, currently without blades or roof, can still be observed in this exceptional corner of the coast although in different conservation levels. The windmills had to withstand the impact of the intense “llebeig", the warm southwest wind which blows in a practically steady basis in the Trencall de la Plana area. Today no longer in use, the windmills have sturdy mechanisms made of Kermes Oak wood which served to move the heavy circular millstones.
The Christian foundation of the Villa of Alcoi took place in 1256, and in 1305 its first urban expansion was started. This newly developed urban site was called in the 14th century Pobla Nova of Sant Jordi or Vilanova of Alcoi. The old quarter of Alcoi was protected by a wall and several towers, of which the Tower of l'Andana (in the Plaçeta de les Xiques), the Tower of N'Aiça and the Tower-Gate of the Riquer have survived. The latter was also the door of entrance into the town from the old road of Castilla or Madrid. At the beginning of the 18th century, during the War of Spanish Succession, a bastion was built next to the Tower of N'Aiça. Some years later, all these towers were adapted for housing and a wider door was opened on the wall of the Puríssima road to allow the access to carriages from Saint Roc road. This new door received the name of Arc de Sant Roc.
Fortress of the XI century, created by the Muslims, is located on the rock in the highest part of the municipality. It had a very important role throughout the Middle and Modern Ages, thanks to its strategic location. The earthquakes of 1644 and 1748 and the blast that he suffered in 1708 in the War of Succession were the culprits of its destruction.
This house, built in 1873, was commissioned by industrialist Rigoberto Albors Monllor, who donated to the town what today is the Square of Pintor Gisbert. The construction of this house coincides with the beginning of "El Petrolio", a famous uprising by workers aiming at an improvement of their wages and working conditions, which unfortunately ended up tragically. In Classicist and Eclectic style, this is a three-storey building with a basement and an attic. Of special interest are the big balcony, with a stone balustrade, and the prominent cornice, with a balustrade and a clock.
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