Guadalest

El Castell de Guadalest  or briefly Guadalest is a Valencian town and municipality located in a mountainous area of the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Spain. Guadalest has an area of 16 km.

The economy of Guadalest is mainly based on tourism. The town has many remarkable monuments and interesting places to visit:

• Castle of L'Alcazaiba or Sant Josep, built in the 11th century by Muslims.
• Castle of the King.
• Tower-crag of Alcalà.
• Baroque Catholic church of Mare de Déu de l'Assumpció, built between 1740 and 1753.
• Jail, built in the 12th century. It conserves a dungeon.
• Antonio Marco Museum
• Ethnological Museum
• Historical Motorcycle Museum Vall de Guadalest, a collection of over a hundred motorcycles and some small cars, all in perfect condition.
• Micro-Gigantic Museum
• Miniatures Museum
• Ribera Girona Museum
• The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum, 20,000 salt and pepper shakers from around the world.
• Torture instruments Museum
• Town Museum Orduña House