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The Best Attractions In Almansa

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Almansa is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The name Almansa stems from the Arabic المنصف , half way of the road. The municipality borders with Alicante, Valencia and Murcia. Almansa is famous for its Moros y Cristianos festival from celebrated from the 1st to the 6th of May. Almansa is built at the foot of a white limestone crag, which is surmounted by a Moorish castle, and rises abruptly in the midst of a fertile and irrigated plain. About 1 mile south of the town centre stands an obelisk commemorating the Battle of Almansa fought there on the 25 April 1707 durin...
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  • 1. Castillo de Almansa Almansa
    The Castle of Almansa is a castle located in Almansa, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1921.
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  • 2. Iglesia Arciprestal de la Asuncion Almansa
    The Church of la Asunción is a Roman Catholic church located in Almansa, province of Albacete Spain. Construction of the church at this site in the then-expanding town was chosen in 1524. A number of architects including maestro Marquina, Maestro Pedro, Maestro Juan de Aranguren, Juanes de Segura, and Juan de Urrea took the work to 1579. The late-Renaissance portal has a relief depicting the Annunciation and Assumption of the Virgin. The façade was started in 1619-1624 by Francisco de Figuerola. Work continued on the sacristy, various chapels, and the bell-tower into the later half of the 18th century. From 1789 to 1805, Bartolomé Rivelles worked on the apse. The interior was decorated in Neoclassical style. Restoration took place in the 1980s.It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural i...
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  • 6. Isla de Tabarca Santa Pola
    Tabarca also known in Valencian as Nova Tabarca and Illa Plana, and in Spanish as Nueva Tabarca and Isla Plana, is an islet located in the Mediterranean Sea, close to the town of Santa Pola, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain. Tabarca is the smallest permanently inhabited islet in Spain and it is currently known for its marine reserve.
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