Fortress · Dāniya

Alcazaba de Dāniya

Today: Castillo de Denia, Dénia

Place
Dāniya (Dénia)
Kind
Fortress
Built
11th to 12th century
What remains
Standing

The fortress on the highest hill of Dénia, laid out in the Islamic period in the 11th and 12th centuries. The Andalusi parts to see are the Almohad-style Portal de la Villa and the 12th-century Cos de Guardia tower; the bastions and the governor's palace are 16th and 17th century.

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