El Castell de Guadalest (eɫ kasˈteʎ de ɣwaðaˈlest) or briefly Guadalest is a Valencian

Valencian Community

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 town and municipality

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 located in a mountainous area of the comarca

Comarca

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of Marina Baixa

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, in the province of Alicante

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, Spain

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. Guadalest has an area of 16 km² and, according to the 2002 census, a total population of 189 inhabitants.

Tourism

The economy of Guadalest is mainly based on tourism

Tourism

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. The town has many remarkable monuments and interesting places to visit:

• Castle
  Castle
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   of L'Alcazaiba or Sant Josep, built in the 11th century by Muslim
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  s.
• Castle of the King.
• Tower
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  -crag
  Cliff
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   of Alcalà.
• Baroque
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   Catholic
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   church of Mare de Déu de l'Assumpció, built between 1740 and 1753.
• Jail
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  , built in the 12th century. It conserves a dungeon
  Dungeon
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• Antonio Marco Museum
• Ethnological Museum
• Historical Motorcycle Museum Vall de Guadalest, a collection of over a hundred motorcycles and some small cars, all in perfect condition.
• Micro-Gigantic Museum
• Miniatures Museum
• Ribera Girona Museum
• The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum, 20,000 salt and pepper shakers from around the world.
• Torture instruments Museum
• Town Museum Orduña House

External links

• Town Hall Page
• Pictures of Guadalest
• www.guadalest.net
• Destino Guadalest, Listing of all activities to do in the Valley.
• Guadalest, Overview on the city with sightseeing attractions and map. in English.
• Webcam of Guadalest
• Virtual Tour of Guadalest