Castle of Biar (Alicante)

View of the castle from the south

The castle of Biar is a castle of Muslim origin of the XII century, located on a hill that dominates the town of Biar. It is composed of an outer enclosure with four towers at the corners and an inside space with four cubic structures and the homage tower. It began to have relevance during the time of Jaime I, being like border castle according to the Treaty of Almizra, pact of peace signed between the Crown of Aragon and the Crown of Castile that fixed the limits of the Kingdom of Valencia.

South-west wall of the outer enclosure

Main facade

Round arch door that gives access to the inside of the castle

Uneven space located between the outer and inner walls

West tower of the inner wall

Canvas of the west wall

South tower of the inner wall

Eastem canvas of the south inner wall

East tower

Set of battlements of the outer wall

Body of guard and door in bend of access to the parade ground

Remains of buildings in the west area of the parade ground

Canvas of the west inner wall

Detail of the cistern inside the parade ground

Indoor view of the east tower

Round path between the east tower and the homage tower

Homage tower (master tower or celloquia)

Detail of machicolations in the homage tower

South facade of the tower

Updated furniture on a floor of the homage tower

Upper terrace of the tower

View of the parade ground from the terrace of the tower

Access to the outer of the castle

West view of the inner and outer walls

South-west tower of the outer wall

West outer wall

West tower

Battlements over the castle access door

South tower

Detail of embrasure on one of the walls

South-east outer wall

Overview of the castle from the east

South view from the town

Location of the castle on the hill

Biar

View of the population from the  homage tower of castle

Biar is a municipality in the province of Alicante in the Autonomous Community of Valencia. It is located in the center of the province, in the Alto Vinalopó region. Although there are references to a settlement in prehistoric times, the current nucleus arose during the Al-Andalus era. With the Christian conquest of the population, this one happened to the Kingdom of Valencia, having an important border paper in the conflicts of the manor of Villena and the Kingdom of Castile.

Constitution square

Town hall

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption

Bell tower of the church

Sanctuary of the Virgin of Grace

Hermitage of the Saints of the Stone

Detail of the fountain in the Spain Square

Bird's Fountain

Arch of Jesus (formerly Puerta de Castilla)

Remains of the layout of the medieval wall

Snow pit 

Aqueduct of medieval era

Location of the castle of Biar

Castle of Fuente el Sol (Valladolid)

East view of the castle

The castle of the Bracamonte was built by Marshal Álvaro de Bracamonte at the beginning of the 15th century. It is rectangular in shape, with cubes in three of its angles and a keep in the other. The water supply was made through a pond, which was filled with the Malpaso stream. It belongs to the type of so-called castles of the Valladolid school. What was the courtyard of arms has now become a town cemetery.