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  • Tomb of the Infants John and Blanche of Aragon, children of Alfonso the Old, made in 1380 by Pere Andreu, master of Xativa, in Valencian Gothic style, in the Chapel of the Virgin of Health, originally the Chapterhouse, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of the Infants John and Blanche of Aragon, children of Alfonso the Old, made in 1380 by Pere Andreu, master of Xativa, in Valencian Gothic style, in the Chapel of the Virgin of Health, originally the Chapterhouse, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, aerial view, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. In the foreground is the bell tower, 15th century, in Valencian Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, aerial view, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. On the right is the bell tower, 15th century, in Valencian Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Isabel of Portugal, and decorative Valencian tiles, in the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Area known as the Valencian Tuscany, surrounding the Celler del Roure, a vineyard in Mogente, Valencia, Spain. This family run vineyard was founded in 1995 and produces 5 different wines from 178 acres of vines. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mercado Colon or Columbus Market, designed by Francisco Mora Berenguer in Valencian Art Nouveau style and built 1914-16, in Valencia, Spain. The building, with glass, ceramic and iron work, has 2 brick end facades with large arches. It holds a food and flower market and contains many cafes and bars and holds events. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Celler del Roure, a vineyard in the area known as the Valencian Tuscany, at Mogente, Valencia, Spain. In the foreground are the huge Almansa jars, 200-300 years old, which each store 300-400 litres of wine. This family run vineyard was founded in 1995 and produces 5 different wines from 178 acres of vines. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pablo Calatayud, founder of the vineyard, with the huge Almansa jars, 200-300 years old, which each store 300-400 litres of wine in underground cellars at the Celler del Roure, a vineyard in the area known as the Valencian Tuscany, at Mogente, Valencia, Spain. This family run vineyard was founded in 1995 and produces 5 different wines from 178 acres of vines. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The gallery consists of 5 rooms with painted canvases on the ceilings, and divided by carved wooden porches with gold leaf. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of S Francis Borja, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The gallery consists of 5 rooms with painted canvases on the ceilings, and divided by carved wooden porches with gold leaf. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Francisco de Borja, 1510-72, accompanied by saints linked to his life, flanked by the Virgin and St Michael the archangel, painting, detail, from the ceiling of the Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Golden Gallery was built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Celler del Roure, a vineyard in the area known as the Valencian Tuscany, at Mogente, Valencia, Spain. This family run vineyard was founded in 1995 and produces 5 different wines from 178 acres of vines. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna, aerial view, in Simat de la Valldigna, Valencia, Spain. The Cistercian monastery was founded in 1297 by James II of Aragon. Most of the building is in 14th century Valencian Gothic style but the church and chapel were remodelled in the 17th and 18th century Baroque period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wine stored in 100 vats storing 1000-3000 litres each, recessed in a U-shaped underground room at the 17th century Moixent winery, at the Celler del Roure, a vineyard in the area known as the Valencian Tuscany, at Mogente, Valencia, Spain. This family run vineyard was founded in 1995 and produces 5 different wines from 178 acres of vines. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wine barrels in cellars at the Celler del Roure, a vineyard in the area known as the Valencian Tuscany, at Mogente, Valencia, Spain. This family run vineyard was founded in 1995 and produces 5 different wines from 178 acres of vines. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mercado Colon or Columbus Market, designed by Francisco Mora Berenguer in Valencian Art Nouveau style and built 1914-16, in Valencia, Spain. The building, with glass, ceramic and iron work, has 2 brick end facades with large arches. It holds a food and flower market and contains many cafes and bars and holds events. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mercado Colon or Columbus Market, designed by Francisco Mora Berenguer in Valencian Art Nouveau style and built 1914-16, in Valencia, Spain. The building, with glass, ceramic and iron work, has 2 brick end facades with large arches. It holds a food and flower market and contains many cafes and bars and holds events. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The gallery consists of 5 rooms with painted canvases on the ceilings, and divided by carved wooden porches with gold leaf. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Francisco de Borja, 1510-72, accompanied by saints linked to his life, flanked by the Virgin and St Michael the archangel, painting, detail, from the ceiling of the Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Golden Gallery was built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alfonso de Borja, later Pope Calixtus III, 1378-1458, painting, detail, from the ceiling of the Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Golden Gallery was built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of St Francis Borja. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galeria Dorada or Golden Gallery, built in Valencia baroque style by the 10th duke of Gandia, Pascual Francis Borja Aragon y Centelles, to commemorate the canonisation of S Francis Borja, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain.  The gallery consists of 5 rooms with painted canvases on the ceilings, and divided by carved wooden porches with gold leaf. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Celler del Roure, a vineyard in the area known as the Valencian Tuscany, at Mogente, Valencia, Spain. This family run vineyard was founded in 1995 and produces 5 different wines from 178 acres of vines. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pablo Calatayud, founder of the vineyard, tasting a bottle of red wine at the Celler del Roure, a vineyard in the area known as the Valencian Tuscany, at Mogente, Valencia, Spain. In the background are the huge Almansa jars, 200-300 years old, which each store 300-400 litres of wine. This family run vineyard was founded in 1995 and produces 5 different wines from 178 acres of vines. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mercado Colon or Columbus Market, designed by Francisco Mora Berenguer in Valencian Art Nouveau style and built 1914-16, in Valencia, Spain. The building, with glass, ceramic and iron work, has 2 brick end facades with large arches. It holds a food and flower market and contains many cafes and bars and holds events. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mercado Colon or Columbus Market, designed by Francisco Mora Berenguer in Valencian Art Nouveau style and built 1914-16, in Valencia, Spain. It holds a food and flower market and contains many cafes and bars and holds events. It is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon de las Aguilas or Eagles Hall, a baroque hall built by the Borgia family, with eagles in gold leaf around the frieze, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandia, 1510–72, holding a skull crowned with an emperor's diadem, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandia, 1510–72, fresco, detail, from the ceiling of the Galeria Dorada, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of St Francis Borgia on horseback, 4th Duke of Gandia, 1510–72, painting, in the Salon de Coronas, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Oratory, or private chapel of the dukes of Borgia, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The chapel has a polygonal ceiling and walls covered with Renaissance grisailles by Filippo de San Leocadio depicting the mysteries of the rosary, later retouched by Brother Coronas. The ceiling and floor marquetry were restored in the 19th century. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon de las Aguilas or Eagles Hall, a baroque hall built by the Borgia family, with eagles in gold leaf around the frieze, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camara de la Duquesa, or Duchess's Chamber,  with 15th century ceramic floor tiles, a fabric cushion with the Borgia coat of arms, and the chasuble of St Francis Borgia, said to have been born in this room, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon de Coronas, or Crown Hall, remodelled under St Francis Borgia in the 16th century, with 20th century serge cloth paintings by Brother Martin Coronas of the life of the saint, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, with cross vaulting in red brick and white mortar, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. At the end of the arcade is a spiral staircase in Gothic-Flamenco style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper level of the cloister, built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The upper cloister has stone cross vaulting and windows overlooking the courtyard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of the Virgin of Health, originally the Chapterhouse, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The neo-Gothic altarpiece houses a replica of the statue of the Virgin of Heath from the church in Rotova. The chapel is viewed from the Gothic-Flamenco spiral staircase leading to the upper cloister, built late 15th - early 16th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window with the lion of St Jerome, in the Cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, with cross vaulting in red brick and white mortar, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Orange Tree Patio, with a 14th century well, pool of water and 24 fountains, built for Maria Enriquez de Luna in the 16th century, in the cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Francis Borgia holding a crucifix, 4th Duke of Gandia, 1510–72, painting, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patio de Armas, Gothic, the central courtyard at the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper level of the cloister, built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The upper cloister has stone cross vaulting and windows overlooking the courtyard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The refectory has been changed several times in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a barrel vaulted ceiling, fireplace and imperial staircase added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque fresco decoration with vegetal scrolls and medallions, 18th century, in the nave of the church, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of the Virgin of Health, originally the Chapterhouse, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The neo-Gothic altarpiece houses a replica of the statue of the Virgin of Heath from the church in Rotova. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, with cross vaulting in red brick and white mortar, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neo Gothic chapel dedicated to St Francis Borja, built by Brothers Martin Coronas and Orriols after the acquisition of the palace by the Society of Jesus in 1890, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. This room was formerly the office of the duke in the 16th century. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of St Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandia, 1510–72, painting, in the Salon de Coronas, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandia, 1510–72, with the body of Isabella of Portugal in 1539, painting, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Francis Borgia in prayer, 4th Duke of Gandia, 1510–72, fresco, detail, from the ceiling of the Galeria Dorada, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Chelva, aerial view, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. The town developed in the 11th century under Moorish rule, when a citadel was built and the settlement was fortified with walls and 4 entrance gates. Chelva still has a muslim quarter and a Jewish Quarter or El Azoque. In the centre is the bell tower of the Church of Nuestra Senora de los Angeles, built 1626 in Valencian baroque style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, aerial view, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Here the cloister is seen, the lower level built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, and the upper level built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper level of the cloister, built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The upper cloister has stone cross vaulting and windows overlooking the courtyard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, with cross vaulting in red brick and white mortar, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque cupola with plaster mouldings and a lantern, 18th century, in the altar area of the church, in a small room flanking the tabernacle, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, built 14th - 15th century, in Gothic mudejar style, with cross vaulting in red brick and white mortar, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spiral staircase leading to the upper cloister, built late 15th - early 16th century in Gothic -Flamenco style, in the Chapel of the Virgin of Health, originally the Chapterhouse, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last supper, fresco, 16th century, by Nicolas Borras Falco, 1530-1610, in the Refectory, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The refectory has been changed several times in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a barrel vaulted ceiling, fireplace and imperial staircase added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard facade with painted decoration of bases of flowers and blue ceramic tiled roofs over the windows, in the Palau Ducal in Gandia, on the Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain. The Ducal Palace of the Borgias of Gandia was originally built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Valencian Gothic style, and later added to in Renaissance, baroque and neo-Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keystone with carving of a monk by Damia Forment, in the Upper level of the cloister, built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The upper cloister has stone cross vaulting and windows overlooking the courtyard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbel with angels carrying a banner with a verse of the Vulgate Bible of St Jerome, in the upper level of the cloister, built by Pere Compte in the 16th century for the duchess of Gandia, Maria Enriquez de Luna, in late Gothic style, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The upper cloister has stone cross vaulting and windows overlooking the courtyard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rose window with Star of David design incorporating equilateral triangles representing the holy trinity, and inverted triangles representing paths of access to God, in the Puerta de los Apostoles in the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. This rose window was almost completely rebuilt in the 1960s. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church consecrated in 1238 and reworked several times over the centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man sitting in a cave in the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, near the village of Bocairent, Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. The rooms are on around 3 or 4 different levels and are interlinked, although designed to be separated by doors. The purpose of these chambers is unknown, possibly sepulchres, granaries, Visigothic monasteries or more likely, Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period, after a design imported from North Africa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Chelva, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. In the centre is the Iglesia De Nuestra Senora De Los Angeles, 17th - 18th century. The town developed in the 11th century under Moorish rule, when a citadel was built and the settlement was fortified with walls and 4 entrance gates. Chelva still has a muslim quarter and a Jewish Quarter or El Azoque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Chulilla, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. Settled since the 1st millennium BC, the village grew under Moorish rule in the 12th century, beneath the castle, extended during these times and added to in later centuries. Nearby is the Hoces del Rio Turia, a deep canyon formed by the river Turia, in the Los Calderones Municipal Natural Area, popular with hikers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castillo de Xativa, or Xativa castle, aerial view, a double fortress consisting of the Castell Menor and Castell Major, which has been built on and added to throughout Roman, Carthaginian, Andalusian, Iberian, Gothic and Islamic periods, at Xativa, Valencia, Spain. The Castell Menor is the oldest part of the castle, dating from Iberian and Roman times, and the Castell Major is medieval and Islamic. The castle is situated on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Retablo de l'Immaculada, oil painting on board, c. 1580, attributed to Christobal Llorens, c. 1553-1617, in the Museo Parroquial or Parish Museum, in the Parroquia de la Asuncion de Nuestra Senora, or Bocairent Cathedral, in Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. The church was originally built in Gothic style in 1516 on the old Moorish castle, but was later adapted in a baroque style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Blas, or St Blaise, oil painting, 1902, by Joaquin Sorolla i Bastida, in the Parroquia de la Asuncion de Nuestra Senora, or Bocairent Cathedral, in Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. The painting of the saint was commissioned by Bocairent residents Jose and Gabriel Aynat Belda and embedded into an embroidered banner by Federico Valero. The processional banner is used on the saint's day and for the Corpus Christi festival. The saint wears bishop's robes and carries a crosier and a carding comb, instrument of his martyrdom. The church was originally built in Gothic style in 1516 on the old Moorish castle, but was later adapted in a baroque style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel and restaurant Montsant, housed in a former Cistercian monastery, aerial view, in Xativa, Valencia, Spain. Xativa was a Roman town located on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz, and was also an important town under the Visigoths, the Moors and after the Reconquest. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, near the village of Bocairent, Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. The rooms are on around 3 or 4 different levels and are interlinked, although designed to be separated by doors. The purpose of these chambers is unknown, possibly sepulchres, granaries, Visigothic monasteries or more likely, Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period, after a design imported from North Africa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ermita de Santa Cruz, or Hermitage of the Holy Cross, originally the Benaeca mosque, built 1370, in the Barrio Morisco, or Barrio Arrabal, the Moorish quarter of the village of Chelva, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. This would originally have been the prayer hall, with pillars supporting arches and a pitched timber roof. The mosque became a church in the 16th century when an altar and belfry were added. The building was restored 2004-7 and is now a cultural centre. The town developed in the 11th century under Moorish rule, when a citadel was built and the settlement was fortified with walls and 4 entrance gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Chelva, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. The town developed in the 11th century under Moorish rule, when a citadel was built and the settlement was fortified with walls and 4 entrance gates. Chelva still has a muslim quarter and a Jewish Quarter or El Azoque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Chelva, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. The town developed in the 11th century under Moorish rule, when a citadel was built and the settlement was fortified with walls and 4 entrance gates. Chelva still has a muslim quarter and a Jewish Quarter or El Azoque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Chulilla, seen from the castle, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. On the right is the bell tower of the Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles, built 16th - 18th centuries. Settled since the 1st millennium BC, the village grew under Moorish rule in the 12th century, beneath the castle, extended during these times and added to in later centuries. Nearby is the Hoces del Rio Turia, a deep canyon formed by the river Turia, in the Los Calderones Municipal Natural Area, popular with hikers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles, built 16th - 18th centuries, in Chulilla, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. Settled since the 1st millennium BC, the village grew under Moorish rule in the 12th century, beneath the castle, extended during these times and added to in later centuries. Nearby is the Hoces del Rio Turia, a deep canyon formed by the river Turia, in the Los Calderones Municipal Natural Area, popular with hikers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • El Charco Azul de Chulilla, a natural blue pool in the Turia river, aerial view, at Chulilla, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. Under Moorish rule in the 12th century, a weir was built to irrigate the orchards of the town, and the pool remains, with a jetty and dilapidated walkway around the cliff. The pool is on a circular walking route around the town. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Suspended bridge on the Ruta de los Puentes Colgantes, or Hanging Bridges Trail, through the Hoces del Rio Turia, a deep canyon formed by the river Turia, in the Los Calderones Municipal Natural Area, at Chulilla, Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. Bridges were originally built here by workers on the Loriguilla Reservoir, but the current ones are more recent, built in 2013. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Suspended bridge on the Ruta de los Puentes Colgantes, or Hanging Bridges Trail, through the Hoces del Rio Turia, a deep canyon formed by the river Turia, in the Los Calderones Municipal Natural Area, at Chulilla, Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. Bridges were originally built here by workers on the Loriguilla Reservoir, but the current ones are more recent, built in 2013. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Chulilla, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. The medieval village was Moorish and the area surrounding it is popular with rock climbers and hikers, with several trails including the Hanging Bridges trail, or Ruta de Los Puentes Colgantes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • El Charco Azul de Chulilla, a natural blue pool in the Turia river, at Chulilla, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. Under Moorish rule in the 12th century, a weir was built to irrigate the orchards of the town, and the pool remains, with a jetty and dilapidated walkway around the cliff. The pool is on a circular walking route around the town. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illa Grossa at sunset, in the Columbret Gran or Illa Grossa group, in the archipelago of the Columbretes Islands, a group of small uninhabited volcanic islets in the Mediterranean Sea, 49km off Orpesa, Valencia, Spain. On the left is the lighthouse, built in 1859. There are 4 groups of islands in the archipelago, Columbret Gran, La Ferrera, La Foradada and El Carallot, and in 1988 the archipelago was declared a wildlife reserve. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lighthouse built in 1859, on Illa Grossa in the Columbret Gran or Illa Grossa group, in the archipelago of the Columbretes Islands, a group of small uninhabited volcanic islets in the Mediterranean Sea, 49km off Orpesa, Valencia, Spain. There are 4 groups of islands in the archipelago, Columbret Gran, La Ferrera, La Foradada and El Carallot, and in 1988 the archipelago was declared a wildlife reserve. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Columbret Gran, or Illa Grossa group at sunset, with (right-left) Illa Grossa, El Mascarat, La Senyoreta and El Mancolibre, in the archipelago of the Columbretes Islands, a group of small uninhabited volcanic islets in the Mediterranean Sea, 49km off Orpesa, Valencia, Spain. There are 4 groups of islands in the archipelago, Columbret Gran, La Ferrera, La Foradada and El Carallot, and in 1988 the archipelago was declared a wildlife reserve. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of El Castell de Guadalest, or Guadalest, from the castle, near the Costa Blanca, in Marina Baixa, Alicante, Spain. The tiny village is clustered around El Castell de l'Alcazaiba, or El Castell de Sant Josep, an 11th century Moorish castle perched on top of the rocky outcrop. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Infinity pool in the spa at Hotel Vivood, near Castell de Guadalest, Benimantell, in Alicante, Spain. The hotel is set in the Guadalest valley with views of the surrounding mountains. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cafes and restaurants in the Placa del Mercat or market square in the evening, in Xativa, Valencia, Spain. Xativa was a Roman town located on the Via Augusta, the Roman road leading from Rome to Cadiz, and was also an important town under the Visigoths, the Moors and after the Reconquest. In the distance is the bell tower of the 16th century La Basilica Collegiata di Santa Maria or La Seu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Parroquia de la Asuncion de Nuestra Senora, or Bocairent Cathedral, in Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. The church was originally built in Gothic style in 1516 on the old Moorish castle, but was later adapted in a baroque style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Ignatius of Loyola, oil painting on board, 18th century, by unknown artist, in the Museo Parroquial or Parish Museum, in the Parroquia de la Asuncion de Nuestra Senora, or Bocairent Cathedral, in Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. The church was originally built in Gothic style in 1516 on the old Moorish castle, but was later adapted in a baroque style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Benimantell, Marina Baixa, Alicante, Spain. This small village is in an almond and olive growing area. In the centre is the Church of Sant Vicent Martir. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, aerial view, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC21_SPAIN_MC_0132.jpg
  • Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, aerial view, Valencia, Spain. Just outside the village is the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola, founded 2002, and also the Covetes dels Moros, a series of around 50 caves with rectangular openings in a cliff face on the Barranc de la Fos, created 10th - 11th century, thought to be Hispano-Arab storage barns from the Andalusian period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC21_SPAIN_MC_0134.jpg
  • El Charco Azul de Chulilla, a natural blue pool in the Turia river, aerial view, at Chulilla, in Los Serranos, Valencia, Spain. Under Moorish rule in the 12th century, a weir was built to irrigate the orchards of the town, and the pool remains, with a jetty and dilapidated walkway around the cliff. The pool is on a circular walking route around the town. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC21_SPAIN_MC_0161.jpg
  • Columbret Gran, or Illa Grossa group, aerial view, in the archipelago of the Columbretes Islands, a group of small uninhabited volcanic islets in the Mediterranean Sea, 49km off Orpesa, Valencia, Spain. The lighthouse was built in 1859. There are 4 groups of islands in the archipelago, Columbret Gran, La Ferrera, La Foradada and El Carallot, and in 1988 the archipelago was declared a wildlife reserve. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC21_SPAIN_MC_0195.jpg
  • Columbret Gran, or Illa Grossa group, aerial view, in the archipelago of the Columbretes Islands, a group of small uninhabited volcanic islets in the Mediterranean Sea, 49km off Orpesa, Valencia, Spain. The lighthouse was built in 1859. There are 4 groups of islands in the archipelago, Columbret Gran, La Ferrera, La Foradada and El Carallot, and in 1988 the archipelago was declared a wildlife reserve. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC21_SPAIN_MC_0196.jpg
  • Columbret Gran, or Illa Grossa group, aerial view, in the archipelago of the Columbretes Islands, a group of small uninhabited volcanic islets in the Mediterranean Sea, 49km off Orpesa, Valencia, Spain. The lighthouse was built in 1859. There are 4 groups of islands in the archipelago, Columbret Gran, La Ferrera, La Foradada and El Carallot, and in 1988 the archipelago was declared a wildlife reserve. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Biar, aerial view, in the Sierra Mariola mountains in Alt Vinalopo, Alicante, Spain. Overlooking the village is the Castillo de Biar, or Biar Castle, built in the 12th century by the Almohads, and added to later during christian rule. It sits on the border between Aragon and Castile. On the left is the Torre de Homenaje, built in the mid 12th century and added to in Islamic times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of El Castell de Guadalest, or Guadalest, aerial view, near the Costa Blanca, in Marina Baixa, Alicante, Spain. The tiny village is clustered around El Castell de l'Alcazaiba, or El Castell de Sant Josep, an 11th century Moorish castle perched on top of the rocky outcrop. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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