VISIT TO THE PORTITXOL ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY - June 17

​Although Xàbia remained in the rear throughout the war (1936-39), the importance of the defense
and control of the stretch of coast between Dénia and Xàbia, made the government of the Republic
create a coastal defensive line between the Marines and Portitxol with the installation of various
defensive constructions whose purpose was to stop possible attacks by the Francoist army and
protect coastal shipping in the area. The most important defensive structure built in Xàbia was the
great battery of Portitxol. Built about 90 meters above sea level, this robust and extensive semi-
subterranean battery, built with thick cement concrete walls, protected the wide bay of Xàbia, to the
northwest, and the small bay of Portitxol, to the south-east.

On Saturday, June 17, we will be able to visit, thanks to the kindness of the owner of the plot where
it is located, Pasqual Pastor Cardona, the preserved remains of this construction.
The route will start at 10:30 a.m. in the Caleta car park, we will walk to the Portitxol viewpoint, visit
the remains of the battery and return to La Caleta.