Guadalest

Guadalest, on top of a five-hundred-metre-high rock, overlooks the reservoir that supplies water to the region of Marina Baixa.

In the corridor between the sierras of Aitana and Xortá we find Guadalest. Of Arab origin, the well-kept historic quarter was declared a Historic-Artistic Site. It is a good idea to go up to the castle of San José, a Muslim fortress from the 11th century, which can be accessed through a natural tunnel on the rock. From this fortress the visitor will have splendid views of the surroundings. From the 11th-century castle of La Alcozaina, the only structure that remains is a tower.