El Castell de Guadalest, Spain


El Castell de Guadalest (The Castle of Guadalest)

After leaving Alicante, our next tour destination was the quaint Valencian village of El Castell de Guadalest, often referred to as just Guadalest. High atop a crag that juts upward on the northeastern side of the village sits an 11th century castle, as you can see in the photo above, and again here:

San José Castle overlooking the village of Guadalest
Map of Guadalest (castle upper right)

The narrow streets of Guadalest are lined with whitewashed charm with myriad stores catering to the many tourists who frequent the village:

Guadalest, Valencia, Spain

The shops are definitely both fun and colorful:

Guadalest

We spent about 90 minutes here, and just wandered around town as some of the more adventurous among our tour trekked up to the castle. Here’s a sampling of the sights that await you here in Guadalest:

On Wednesday I’ll take you back to Alicante for a visual tour of the castle that once protected that major port city.

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Fun Photo Friday — Alicante, Spain Favorites


What’s Behind the Green Door?

Today I present a Fun Photo Friday featuring favorites from Alicante. There are more selections than usual today, because I had a lot of fun photographing this city:

Dreams Come True Behind This Door
A Nice Set of Knockers
Street Lights and Wavy Lines
Casa Carbonell
Yes, the time actually was 12:35!
Flagged at City Hall
Really Wired
Lighted Palms
Hotel Les Monges Palace Boutique

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Alicante, Spain — Out and About


L’Esplanada d’Espanya

After our tour of Alicante City Hall (Ajuntament d’Alacant), our tour guide took us for a stroll within a short distance of that location. By the way, now would a great time to mention our tour — Spain Day Tours — because this group is so good that we’ve used them five times now, including Cadiz, Cartagena, Ibiza, and Valencia . We wouldn’t keep going back if they didn’t meet or exceed our expectations and provide great value for the money. I can highly recommend them.

Plaza de la Santísima Faz

The photograph above was snapped in the Plaza de la Santísima Faz, which is located directly behind Alicante City Hall (Ajuntament d’Alacant). From this vantage point, make sure to look south again toward the city hall and its towers:

City Hall West Tower

From the plaza our group headed north for a bit, then turned back to the south which took us by the Cocatedral de Sant Nicolau de Bari d’Alacant:

Concatedral de San Nicolás
Concatedral de San Nicolás

Eventually we wound up on a marvellous pedestrian street, Passeig Esplanade d’Espanya, where our tour guide turned us loose for over an hour for shopping and individual sightseeing. These photographs were taken on or near the esplanade:

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