El Castell de Guadalest

El Castell de Guadalest, known more briefly as Guadalest, is a Valencian town and municipality located in a mountainous area of the "comarca" of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Spain. Guadalest has an area of 16 km² and, according to the 2002 census, a total population of 189 inhabitants. Fact|date=May 2008

Tourism

The economy of Guadalest is mainly based on tourism. The town has many remarkable monuments and interesting places to visit:
* Castle of "L'Alcazaiba" or "Sant Josep", built in the 11th century by Muslims.
* Castle of the King.
* Tower-crag of "Alcalá".
* Baroque Catholic church of "Mare de Déu de l'Assumpció/Nuestra Señora de la Asunción", built between 1740 and 1753.
* Jail, built in the 12th century. It conserves many dungeons.
* Museum of torture instruments.
* Some museums of portrait miniatures.

External links

* [http://www.guadalest.net/index_ing.shtml www.guadalest.net]
* [http://www.alicante-spain.com/guadalest.html Guadalest] , Overview on the city with sightseeing attractions and map. in English.
* [http://camaras.costablanca.org/webcam/camaras.asp?l=SPA&b=GUA Webcam of Guadalest]
* [http://www.abdet.com/virtual-tours/guadalest/index.html Virtual Tour of Guadalest]