Cabanes also known as Cabanes de l'Arc, is a village

Village

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 and municipality

Municipality

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 located in the comarca of Plana Alta

Plana Alta

Plana Alta is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.- Municipalities :*Almassora*Benicàssim*Benlloch*Borriol*Cabanes*Castelló de la Plana*Les Coves de Vinromà*Orpesa*La Pobla Tornesa*Sant Joan de Moró*Sarratella...

, in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community

Valencian Community

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, Spain

Spain

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.

Cabanes is located near the old Roman road Via Augusta

Via Augusta

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, where an arch from the 2nd century AD can be seen. It seems it was built as a commemorative arch, but there is not any inscription to confirm this.

In the municipality stands the old settlement of Albalat dels Ànecs

Albalat dels Anecs

Albalat dels Ànecs is an ancient settlement, now abandoned, in the municipality of Cabanes, province of Castellón, Spain.The interest of Albalat dels Ànecs remains in its fortified church, a unique example of the defensive architecture of the Spanish Mediterranean coast of the sixteenth century...

, where several fortified buildings still remain.