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

• 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