The Islamic Castles of the Marina Alta - an Exhibition

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Temporary exhibition hall of the Museum of Xàbia
  • 26th June until 30th July 2015,
  • Orba June 2016,
  • Xaló Sept/Oct 2016
...and on this website
Texts for the exhibition: 
  • Christine Betterton-Jones,
  • Joaquim Bolufer
  • Josep Castelló.
Images and photos for the exhibition: 
  • Michael Stephenson,
  • Christine Betterton-Jones,
  • Joaquim Bolufer,
  • Museu de Xàbia, 
  • Josep Ivars
  • Jaume Ivars.

Design: La Banyera
Click here for an Album of Photos of the castles: (Google Photos )

Summary

This exhibition includes twenty-five castles, towers and watchtowers from the Islamic period which are preserved in the mountains, hill-sides and plains of the Marina Alta. This is a rich and little-known heritage, represented by a number of defensive structures that began to be built after the Muslim conquest of Spain in the eighth century, but especially during the final centuries of Islamic rule.