Castell de Banyeres de Mariola

The castle of Banyeres (Alicante), Valencian Community (Spain), is an Almohad fortress built in the 13th century, which is situated on the tossal de l'Àguila (Valencian), English: 'Hill of the Eagle', in the geographical center of Banyeres, with an elevation of 830 meters above the sea level.

The castle, irregularly shaped, has two enclosures and adapts to the ground. His most significant element is his tower of 17 meters. It has a square ground plan and three heights and is made of rammed earth. The remains of walls, also made with mud, they have pockets made in later period and dominated the arches with voussoirs. Within the grounds there is a cistern and a chapel.

It is currently the headquarters of Banyeres festive museum (Museu Fester).

Text adapted from “Castle of Banyeres” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castell de Banyeres de Mariola ranks #6,262 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #325 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Alicante, 44 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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