El Castell de Guadalest

The touristic town of Guadalest.

El Castell de Guadalest (Valencian pronunciation: [eɫ kasˈteʎ de ɣwaðaˈlest]) or briefly 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 Alcalà.
• Baroque Catholic church of Mare de Déu de l'Assumpció, built between 1740 and 1753.
• Jail, built in the 12th century. It conserves a dungeon.
• Antonio Marco Museum
• Ethnological Museum
• Historical Motorcycle Museum Vall de Guadalest, a collection of over a hundred motorcycles and some small cars, all in perfect condition.
• Micro-Gigantic Museum
• Miniatures Museum
• Ribera Girona Museum
• The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum, 20,000 salt and pepper shakers from around the world.
• Torture instruments Museum
• Town Museum Orduña House

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to El Castell de Guadalest.

• Town Hall Page
• Pictures of Guadalest
• www.guadalest.net
• Destino Guadalest, Listing of all activities to do in the Valley.
• Guadalest, Overview on the city with sightseeing attractions and map. in English.
• Webcam of Guadalest
• Virtual Tour of Guadalest

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  Tower of Guadalest
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  Road up to mountain of Guadalest
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  Mountain of Guadalest

Municipalities of Marina Baixa
L'Alfàs del Pi Altea Beniardà Benidorm Benifato Benimantell Bolulla Callosa d'En Sarrià Confrides Finestrat El Castell de Guadalest La Nucia Orxeta Polop Relleu Sella Tàrbena La Vila Joiosa

Municipalities of the province of Alicante
L'Atzúbia Agost Agres Aigües Albatera Alcalalí Alcocer de Planes Alcoleja Alcoy Alfafara Algorfa Algueña Alicante Almoradí Almudaina Altea Aspe Balones Banyeres de Mariola Benasau Beneixama Benejúzar Benferri Beniarbeig Beniardá Beniarrés Benidoleig Benidorm Benifallim Benifato Benigembla Benijófar Benilloba Benillup Benimantell Benimarfull Benimassot Benimeli Benissa Benitachell Biar Bigastro Bolulla Busot Callosa d'en Sarrià Callosa de Segura Calp Campo de Mirra Castalla Castell de Castells Catral Cañada Cocentaina Confrides Cox Crevillent Daya Nueva Daya Vieja Dolores Dénia El Campello El Ràfol d'Almúnia El Verger Elche Elda Els Poblets Facheca Famorca Finestrat Formentera del Segura Gaianes Gata de Gorgos Gorga Granja de Rocamora Guadalest Guardamar del Segura Hondón de las Nieves Hondón de los Frailes Ibi Jacarilla Jalón Jijona L'Alfàs del Pi L'Alqueria d'Asnar La Nucia La Romana La Torre de les Maçanes La Vall d'Alcalà La Vall de Laguar La Vila Joiosa Llíber Lorcha/L'Orxa Los Montesinos Millena Monforte del Cid Monóvar Murla Muro de Alcoy Mutxamel Novelda Ondara Onil Orba Orihuela Orxeta Parcent Pedreguer Pego Penàguila Petrer Pilar de la Horadada Pinoso Planes Polop Quatretondeta Rafal Redován Relleu Rojales Sagra Salinas San Fulgencio San Isidro San Miguel de Salinas San Vicente del Raspeig Sanet y Negrals Sant Joan d'Alacant Santa Pola Sax Sella Senija Teulada Tibi Tollos Tormos Torrevieja Tárbena La Vall d'Ebo Vall de Gallinera Villena Xàbia

Coordinates: 38°40′37″N 0°11′52″W / 38.67694°N 0.19778°W / 38.67694; -0.19778