Atalaya Castle
The Atalaya Castle is a fortress in Villena, province of Alicante, southern Spain. Located over a spur of the Sierra de la Villa, in the north-western part of the province of Alicante, it commands the former frontier between Castile and Kingdom of Aragon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palacio Municipal de Villena and Museo Festero.
Palacio Municipal de Villena
Town hall
Palacio Municipal de Villena is a town hall, which is situated 190 metres west of Atalaya Castle.
Museo Festero
Museum
Museo Festero is a museum, which is situated 230 metres west of Atalaya Castle.
Plaza de Santiago
Park
Photo: Qoan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plaza de Santiago is a park, which is situated 230 metres west of Atalaya Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cañada and Biar.
Cañada
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cañada or La Canyada is a Spanish municipality in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó, province of Alicante, Valencian Community. Cañada is situated 7 km northeast of Atalaya Castle.
Biar
Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The small town of Biar, with its monumental Arabic castle, is one of the better-preserved medieval towns in Alicante and in the Valencian Community.
Campo de Mirra
Village
Photo: Qoan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Campo de Mirra or El Camp de Mirra, officially El Camp de Mirra / Campo de Mirra, is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó in the Valencian Community, Spain. Campo de Mirra is situated 9 km northeast of Atalaya Castle.
Atalaya Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cultural property in Villena, Spain
- Categories: castle, monument, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Villena, Alicante, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.63193° or 38° 37′ 55″ northLongitude
-0.86092° or 0° 51′ 39″ westElevation
537 metres (1,762 feet)Open location code
8CCXJ4JQ+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 306347007OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
10291131Wikidata ID
Q2986978
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Atalaya Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة أتالايا”
- Armenian: “Ատալայայի ամրոց”
- Basque: “Talaiako gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Castell de la Talaia”
- Catalan: “Castell dels Pacheco”
- Cebuano: “Atalaya Castle”
- Dutch: “Atalaya Castle”
- Galician: “Castelo da Atalaia”
- Galician: “Castelo de Villena”
- Italian: “castello dell’Atalaya”
- Italian: “Castello dell’Atalaya”
- Japanese: “アタラジャ城”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Castèth de la Atalaya”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Villena”
- Russian: “Замок Аталая”
- Russian: “Замок Виллена де Аталая”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la Atalaya”
- Spanish: “Castillo de los Pacheco”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Villena”
- Swedish: “Atalaya Castle”
- Swedish: “Castillo de la Atalaya”
- Uzbek: “Atalaya qal’asi”
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