Castellón - Benassal, walk through the Muslim neighborhood of La Mola in Maestrazgo

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Old Muslim neighborhood of La Mola in Benassal in Maestrazgo de Castellón

In you route by car through the High Maestrazgo it's worth stopping at Benassal for a walk in your old neighborhood of La Mola, of Muslim origin.

The excursion through the interior of Castellón will take you by medieval villages where you will discover corners of its long history, such as,Blame or Catí.

Specific Benassal It is a town that currently has about 800 inhabitants, whose origins date back to the Muslim occupation, being reconquered in 1234 while the Culla Castle.

Arc de La Mola in Benassal in Maestrazgo de Castellón

In later times it passed to the Temple Order, and then became a manor of the Montesa Order.

Benassal, like others villages of the Maestrazgo, during the nineteenth century he was the protagonist of the Carlist wars.

What to see in Benassal

Then I will detail, in particular, several corners to discover in Benassal.

La Mola neighborhood and the walls

Definitely La Mola It is the corner that will justify your stop at Benassal.

Old Muslim neighborhood of La Mola in Benassal in Maestrazgo de Castellón

It is a network of alleys that date back to the thirteenth century, and in which you will see houses of popular architecture, mostly not in too good condition.

For visit La Mola It is best to access the so-called Mola Arch, which gives you access to a small square where the tourist office and the cultural center are located.

At present, this cultural center houses the Archaeological museum of the High Maestrazgo and the Carles Salvador Foundation.

During this walk you will also see some sections of the old wall, as well as some of the seven towers that in the early fourteenth century had the fortification of Benassal, such as the Prison Tower wave Round Tower.

Archaeological Museum of Alto Maestrazgo in Benassal in Castellón

Another corner that will catch your attention is the facade of the Palatial house Sánchez Cutanda, from 1729, with a baroque porch with Solomonic columns.

A pity that the building was abandoned due to lack of resources for its restoration, at least when I visited Benassal.

Archaeological Museum of the High Maestrazgo

This museum collects archaeological objects recovered in this region, from the Paleolithic to the Muslim era.

Archaeological Museum of Alto Maestrazgo in Benassal in Castellón

In the same building there is also the headquarters of the Carles Salvador Foundation, with a classroom museum created to preserve the legacy of this prestigious figure of the Valencian letters.

Carles Salvador He lived in Benassal, where he was a school teacher and a driver of the orthographic normalization of the Valencian language, and who in 1951 published a Valencian grammar.

In the museum classroom you can see a library that conserves copies in the Valencian language, as well as the emulation of a school of the early twentieth century.

Church of the Assumption in Benassal

Next to Mola neighborhood you find the main temple of Benassal, the church of the assumption, 17th century.

Church of the Assumption in Benassal in Castellón

It is a building that was destroyed during the Civil war, so it is almost completely restored, but the sculptural ensemble made of iron that represents The Last Supper, and which you can see in one of its chapels.

In an exterior facade also has another sculptural set in iron with scenes of the history of the region.

Spa of Font 'En Segures

Outside the town center, just two kilometers down the road that goes up to Blame, you find the Spa of Font d'En Segura,

In addition to the hotel facilities of the spa, in the place you will see a rocky enclosure that houses a fountain with medicinal mineral waters whose properties have been known since the 16th century.

Font d'En Segures in Benassal in Alto Maestrazgo de Castellón

Therefore the mineral waters of Benassal They have gained great prestige.

Benassal Photos

Here you have more Benassal photos, at High Mastership of Castellón.





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