Torre de Mutxamel

Monuments

Bell tower of the Church of San Salvador: The Tower of Mutxamel is attached to the church of San Salvador, on Maestro Marco Street in the town of Mutxamel, in the Alacantí region of the province of Alicante. This tower of defense, exempt in its origins, is of square section of 8'8 x 6'8 meters of sides, is formed by ground floor and four floors with moldings of separation between them, and topped by a cornice and pinnacles. The last floor is higher than the rest, and serves as the belfry of the church of San Salvador. It also has several loopholes, a vaulted roof on the first floor sitting on a hexagonal molding, ogival arches crisscrossed with a central key, and lapidary signs with Gothic nuances. On one of its faces a recently discovered graphite can be seen. Constructed based on carved chairs arranged in rows and locked with lime mortar. Its conservation status is good, although it has lost much of its original appearance and its fortified elements. Protection Under the protection of the generic Declaration of the Decree of April 22, 1949, and Law 16/1985 on the Spanish Historical Heritage.