Castell de Benissili
Castell de Benissili is a castle in La Vall de Gallinera, Alicante, Valencian Community. Castell de Benissili is situated nearby to the peak Penya dels Arboços, as well as near the spring Font del Castell de Benisili.Photo: Jose Antonio Aldeguer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural property in La Vall de Gallinera, Spain
- Also known as: “Castell d’Alcalà o d’al-Azraq”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Església de Sant Pasqual Bailón de Benissili and Església de l’Assumpció.
Església de Sant Pasqual Bailón de Benissili
Church
Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Església de Sant Pasqual Bailón de Benissili is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Castell de Benissili.
Església de l’Assumpció
Church
Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Església de l’Assumpció is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Castell de Benissili.
Castell de Margarida
Castle
Photo: Dmarinov10, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
Castell de Margarida is a castle, which is situated 4 km southwest of Castell de Benissili.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alpatró and La Vall d’Alcalà.
La Vall d’Alcalà
Village
Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Vall d'Alcalà is a valley in the Marina Alta region of Alicante, Spain. The area contains two villages: Alcalà de la Jovada and Beniaia. In the past, there were also another five villages, some of them now uninhabited or in ruins; they were: Criola, Benialí, Benixarco, La Roca and La Adsubia/L'Atzúvia. La Vall d’Alcalà is situated 3 km southeast of Castell de Benissili.
Lorcha/L’Orxa
Village
Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lorcha, or L'Orxa, is a municipality is a municipality in the comarca of Comtat in the Valencian Community, Spain. As of the year 2021, it has a total population of 581. Lorcha/L’Orxa is situated 4½ km northwest of Castell de Benissili.
Castell de Benissili
- Categories: monument, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: La Vall de Gallinera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.8097° or 38° 48′ 35″ northLongitude
-0.28002° or 0° 16′ 48″ westOpen location code
8CCXRP59+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5030772487OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q9705008
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Castell de Benissili” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell d’Alcalà”
- Catalan: “Castell d’Alcalà”
- Catalan: “Castell de Benissili”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Alcalà”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Benissili”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Alcalá o de Benisili”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Alcalá”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Benissili”
- Turkish: “Alcalá Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Penya dels Arboços and Font del Castell de Benisili.
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