It is a tower of two heights, made with masonry and attached to a house with the same name, located in the central area of the garden of the Partida de la Condomina.
It was built to defend the monastery and the adjacent hamlet from attacks by pirates. Within the set of towers and watchtowers of the city, it is one of the latest to be built. It was one of the works of military engineering raised in the city by Italian Giovanni Bautista Antonelli (1527-1588), in the year 1575. It is the best documented tower of those that exist in the city, and is in perfect condition. . It is a square silver construction of about eight meters on each side, divided into four floors and topped with a terrace. Its factory is masonry, and is reinforced in its corners with rows of stone blocks. Its upper corners are topped by four garitones, an aspect that differentiates it from the rest of the surveillance towers in the area; In addition, a classicist molding runs through its upper perimeter.
The Pobla Medieval d 'Ifac stands out for being currently a unique site in the Valencian Community, and is the only Pobla de Conquista that has not been investigated, excavated or transformed beforehand, which makes it a unique and exceptional site. It is an urban enclave of the late thirteenth century, driven by Admiral Roger de Llúria, one of the most important characters of this time. It is a huge walled enclosure, endowed with a complex access system, rooms, warehouses, houses and an imposing church dedicated to Our Lady of the Angels with a medieval necropolis at its feet. It will be a short-lived foundation, not exceeding 100 years of existence. The historical ups and downs forced the abandonment and transfer of the settlers of Ifach to the hill where the walls and the Casco Antiguo de Calp are currently located.
Located in the Tosal de La Cometa, it is a set of historical-religious interest, consisting of buildings of an old fortified farmhouse built at the end of the 17th century or the beginning of the 18th century. It is estimated that the hermitage, built under the dedication of St. John the Baptist, was the particular oratory of the fortifications of the rural area of La Cometa. In front of the hermitage, there are two "riu-rau" and there are still three wells, one of them conserving its conical roof, a cistern and a system for rainwater collection. Here, the San Juan festivities are celebrated annually, on June 24.
On top of the rock separating the two beaches was the fortress built to defend the people from the algerian pirates raids during the XIV, XV and XVI centuries. Afterwards the castle was abandonned and nowadays you can only see some remains of the walls that lie on the rocks of the viewpoint, also known as ‘The Balcony of the Mediterranean’.
Dominating the marina, is this tower that was built between 1554 and 1557, to prevent the population from attacks by Berber pirates who continuously harassed our land, looting and causing great destruction and fear throughout the population. The Viceroy of Valencia, Don Bernardino de Cárdenas, Duke of Maqueda, ordered the construction of a whole system of watchtowers. He gave them four men in each: two on foot and two on horseback. Thus, at the moment when a pirate ship was seen, the men on horseback rode quickly to warn nearby authorities of the immediate danger, while the men who remained in the tower were in charge, by means of smoke signals by the day and bonfires at night, to alert the other towers of the invading sighting. This tower is built in the shape of a truncated cone, its diameter is six meters in the base and five in its highest part, the entrance door is located in its middle part, so to access it, a staircase was necessary "Cat" or rope. Its interior is solid from the base to the height of the door and from it, access to the terrace by an interior staircase. It was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest and restored in the year 1991.
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