page_title: List of castles in Spain
section_title: Alicante
hierarchical_section_title: List of castles in Spain / Valencian Community / Alicante
caption_attribution_description: Català: Castell-Palau d'Altamira, a Elx. Español: Exterior del palacio de Altamira
context_page_description: The castles in Spain were built mainly for the country's defense, particularly with respect to fortification. During the Middle Ages, northern Christian kingdoms had to secure their borders with their Muslim southern neighbours, thus forcing both Christian and Muslim kings to grant border fiefs to their liege noblemen so as to keep and maintain defensive fortresses. When the Reconquista advanced, those border castles lost their initial purpose, and, as in the rest of medieval Europe, they were used as noble residences and fief-keeps. Sporadic threats of war maintained their initial military purposes as enemy invasions were common. In some locations, such as the Basque country, fiefdoms did not exist as such, and noble families could not afford nor did they need huge fortresses, giving rise to many tower houses. In Muslim Spain many castle-palaces were built: the petty taifa kingdoms that arose after the fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba were militarily weak thus castles began taking on a more aesthetic purpose.
context_section_description: Castle of les Atzahares
  Castle of Agost
  Castle of Agres
  Castle of Aigües
  Castle of Aixa
  Castle of de Alfofra
  Castle of Ambra
  Castle of Banyeres
  Castle of Barchell
  Castle of Bernia
  Castle of Biar
  Castle of Castalla
  Castle of Cocentaina
  Castle of Coix
  Castle of Dénia
  Castle of Elda
  Castle of Forna
  Castle of Guardamar
  Castle of la Costurera
  Castle of la Mola
  Castle of la Murta
  Castle del Mascarat
  Castle of Monforte del Cid
  Castle of Monòver
  Castle of Montemar
  Castle of Moraira
  Castle of Orihuela
  Castle of Penàguila
  Castle of Penella
  Castle of Perputxent
  Castle of Petrer
  Castle of Polop
  Castle del Riu
  Castle of Salvatierra (Villena)
  Castle of Santa Bàrbara
  Castle of Sant Ferran (Alicante)
  Castle of Santa Pola
  Castle of Saix
  Castle of Villena or Castle of la Atalaya
  Castle of Tàrbena
  Castle of Tibi
  Palace of Altamira
  Tower Águilas
  Tower del Aguiló
  Tower of Alcalalí
  Tower del Barranc d'Aigües
  Tower of Beneixama
  Tower of Cap Roig
  Tower del Cap d'Or
  Tower del Carabassí (Santa Pola)
  Tower of Embergonyes
  Tower of Escaletes or Tower del Pep
  Tower of la Calaforra
  Tower of la Casota
  Tower of la Font Bona
  Tower of la Horadada
  Tower of la Talaiola (Santa Pola)
  Towers of Monserrate (Orihuela)
  Tower del Gerro
  Tower del Moro (Torrevieja)
  Tower del Negret
  Tower of Tamarit
  Torreta de Canor
  Walls of Orihuela
  Walls of Tabarca
caption: Palace of Altamira
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