- 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 " ofMarina 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 2008Tourism
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 byMuslim s.
* 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 manydungeon s.
*Museum oftorture instruments.
* Some museums ofportrait miniature s.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]
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