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The Castle of Denia

We decided to take a walk up the hill to the Castell de Denia.

Road to the castle of Denia

The road was on a slight slope but the walk was fairly easy and enjoyable.

Road leading to the Castle of Denia

We reached the top of the road where the entrance of the castle is located.

Ray at the entrance of the Castle of Denia

The archway to the entrance is in a traditional Islamic period. It was built between the 11th and 12th century. The archway was covered for approximately 20 feet with a stone walkway.

Islamic design archway of the Castle of Denia

The castle also functions as an archaeological museum. We went into the museum section at a cost of 3 euros each. The museum had several interesting displays of Roman artifacts.

Display of artifacts in the museum

The castle had a spiral staircase to the top of a tower with a lookout over the entire area.

Shelley and Felipe on the spiral staircase leading to the tower

The view from the tower lookout was beautiful. We could see the entire region and coastline.

View from the tower of the castle

After touring the tower we walked through the castle working our way to another elevated area.

walkways inside the castle walls

We reached a doorway which opened up into another area of the castle. We walked through and came to a flat area which contained a large courtyard and lookout.

Doorway leading to another level of the castle
Courtyard and lookout area in castle

In the courtyard there were several cannons located at strategically  points.

Ray at the lookout of the castle
Cannon located on lookout point of the castle

The views from there were spectacular, with almost a complete 360 degree vista. We walked around the castle admiring the views.

Shelley walking along the castle admiring the views.
View from the castle walls

The tour of the Castle of Denia was well worth the visit. We enjoyed walking through the castle and looking at the great views from the castle walls.

“Adios y que tenga un gran dia”

Spain

Denia, Spain

We went to Denia to explore this town, with a population of approximately 41,000. It is about a one hour drive away along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.  We arrived in Denia by mid morning and began walking through the streets of the small coastal town.

Streets of Denia

We came across the central market and went in to check it out.

Inside the market in Denia

There were some interesting items and goodies for sale.

Hand weaved baskets for sale at the market

There was a sweet made with pumpkin and other ingredients that was quite unique.

Sweets made with pumpkin and other ingredients

Felipe and Ray couldn’t resist trying a few of the local sweets.

Felipe and Ray sampling some of the sweets in the market

After exploring the market we walked into the old quarter and headed towards the castle. We stopped off at the tourist information centre to get some information. We took the opportunity for a selfie in front of the base of the castle de Denia.

Shelley and Ray at the base of the Castle in Denia

We continued our walk admiring the streets of Denia.

Street in Denia

We eventually came to the main square in Denia with the City Hall or “ayuntamiento” in Spanish.

The “ayuntamiento” of Denia

The main square was large with a beautiful church on one side.

Church in the main square of Denia
Church in the main square of Denia

We explored the area of the square and came across two pillars from the Roman era.

Ray standing between two Roman pillars in Denia

We enjoyed walking the streets of Denia and decided to take a break before heading up to see the castle of Denia.

“Adios y que tenga un gran dia”