Cocentaina Castle, Serra Mariola Natural Park

Name: Cocentaina Castle
Address: Serra Mariola Natural Park, Spain

#1 among attractions in Serra Mariola Natural Park

Historical place, Forts and castles

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The Castle of Cocentaina, located in the municipality of Cocentaina, Alicante, Spain, is a 14th-century medieval building which stands on a rocky mound of 765 m. The castle structure, recently restored, is one of the town's symbols. The tower is a square two-story structure. On the first floor there is an open patio with a well, a chapel and a warehouse. On the upper floor, where the lords lived, there is a cornice with battlements and a path for guards. The castle is a good example of military gothic style. ()

Local name: Castillo de Cocentaina Coordinates: 38°44'45"N, 0°26'50"W

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Cocentaina Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina, San Jorge Bridge, Cementeri d'Alcoi, Museu Alcoià de la Festa.

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History museum, Palace
Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina, Cocentaina
10 min walk • The Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina, located in the municipality of Cocentaina, Alicante, Spain, is a 14th-century medieval building. This building originated as an old fortress with four halls and four towers on donjons crowned by merlons.
3.5 miSW
Bridge, Art Deco architecture
San Jorge Bridge, Alcoy
90 min walk • The San Jorge Bridge, is a bridge located in Alcoy, Valencian Community, Spain, crossing the Serpis River. The style of the bridge is the art déco, is considered to be the most popular image of the city.
4.7 miS
Cemetery, Art Nouveau architecture
Cementeri d'Alcoi, Alcoy
120 min walk • The Cementerio de San Antonio Abad is a cemetery located in Alcoy, Spain. This 19th-century cemetery is considered to be one of the most interesting in the Valencian Community, due to its unusual architecture and examples of Valencian Art Nouveau period funerary sculpture.
3.4 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Museu Alcoià de la Festa, Alcoy
88 min walk • The Museu Alcoià de la Festa MAF in Alcoy Valencian Community, is a museum dedicated entirely to the festival of the Moors and Christians of Alcoy, where the visitors can experience all the details, aspects and feelings surrounding this international festival.
5.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Barchell Castle, Alcoy
150 min walk • The Barxell Castle, located in the municipality of Alcoy, Alicante, Spain, is a 13th-century medieval building which stands on a rocky mound in the middle of a pine forest. It is next to the CV-795 road, between Alcoy and Banyeres de Mariola. It is located in the rural place of Barxell at 800 metres altitude.
3.9 miSW
Museum, Park
Shelter of Cervantes, Alcoy
100 min walk • The Shelter of Cervantes is an air raid shelter of the Spanish Civil War, located next to the Parque de Cervantes in the city of Alcoy, Valencian Community, Spain. It was refurbished and opened to the public on April 12, 2006.
3.7 miS
Art Nouveau architecture
Casa del Pavo, Alcoy
94 min walk • The Casa del Pavo is a private building at 15 Sant Nicolau Street, in the city center of Alcoy, Valencian Community, Spain. It is one of the main works of the Art Nouveau in Alcoy.
3.6 miSW
Memorial
De Dins Square, Alcoy
92 min walk • De Dins Square in Alcoy, Valencian Community, was built in the mid-19th century. It is a neoclassical set of trapezoidal ground with arches of half point on lower floors which leads to ten buildings that compose it, built in the space of the cloister of the old convent of San Agustín.
3.5 miSW
Theater, Opera, Concerts and shows
Iglesia arciprestal de Santa María, Alcoy
91 min walk • The Iglesia arciprestal de Santa María is a former Spanish church in Alcoy, province of Alicante. It was constructed in the 18th century at the convent of St. Augustine, which was built in the 13th century. In 1936, the building was demolished, losing almost all the pictorial heritage on its walls.
3.3 miSW
Museum
Firefighters Museum of Alcoy, Alcoy
83 min walk • The Firefighters Museum of Alcoy, whose official name is Firefighters Museum of the Provincial Consortium of Alicante, is a museum located in Alcoy, Valencian Community, Spain.
3.7 miSW
Art Nouveau architecture
Casa Laporta, Alcoy
95 min walk • The Casa Laporta is a private building at 26 País Valencià avenue, in the city center of Alcoy, Valencian Community, Spain. It is one of the main works of the Art Nouveau in Alcoy.