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Copyright: Natalya Pak (nata)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-05-26 |
| Categories: Nature, Architecture |
| Exposure: f/4.8 |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-07-03 10:18 |
| Viewed: 273 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
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.
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. |
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