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Castillo de Santa Bárbara
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A beautiful castle overlook Alicante, Santa paola, Play San Juan. You can drive till the top of mountain and walk a bit to the castle.
Bronze Age, Iberian, and Roman artifacts have been found on the slopes of the mountain, but the origins of the castle date to the 9th century at the time of Muslim control of the Iberian Peninsula, from 711 till 1296. The Arab medieval geographer Al-Idrisi calls this mountain Banu-lQatil, and the toponym may derive from the words pinna (Arabic for "peak") and laqanti, adjectival form of Laqant, the Arabic name for Alicante.
Bronze Age, Iberian, and Roman artifacts have been found on the slopes of the mountain, but the origins of the castle date to the 9th century at the time of Muslim control of the Iberian Peninsula, from 711 till 1296. The Arab medieval geographer Al-Idrisi calls this mountain Banu-lQatil, and the to…
amazing views 360 degrees around town and beyond. best at sunset. Well kept Moorish castle
historically old castle located in Alicante with a beutiful view of the city of Alicante.
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Alicante (Alacant), VC