Peniscola
Peñíscola is a town of 7,500 people in the province of Castellón on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. The town with its 5 km of beaches is one of the most heavily visited tourist destinations in Spain, popular with Spanish and foreign visitors; in summers the population of this small town explodes to more than 150,000 people.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hermitage of Saint Anthony the Great and Del Russo.
Hermitage of Saint Anthony the Great
Church
Photo: Columbusalbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hermitage of Saint Anthony the Great is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Magdalena de Polpís.
Santa Magdalena de Polpís
Village
Photo: Millars, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Magdalena de Polpís is a town and municipality in the Baix Maestrat comarca, province of Castelló, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located inland in a flat valley between the two mountain ranges of Serra d'Irta and Serra de les Talaies. Santa Magdalena de Polpís is situated 5 km northwest of Peniscola.
Peniscola
- Type: Locality with 8,210 residents
- Also known as: “12089”, “Peniscola/Peniscola”, and “Peníscola/Peñíscola”
- Location: Castellón, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.3359° or 40° 20′ 9″ northLongitude
0.3613° or 0° 21′ 41″ eastPopulation
8,210Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)Open location code
8FG289P6+9GGeoNames ID
6357039
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Peniscola” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بينيسكولا، كاستيلون”
- Aragonese: “Peniscola”
- Basque: “Peníscola”
- Catalan: “Peníscola”
- Chinese: “佩尼伊斯科拉”
- Galician: “Peníscola”
- Greek: “Χερσόνησος Ιβηρίας”
- Indonesian: “Peniscola”
- Japanese: “ペニスコラ”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Peníscola”
- Polish: “Peníscola”
- Portuguese: “Peníscola”
- Russian: “Пеньискола”
- Ukrainian: “Пеніскола”
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