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Poble Nou Route
The population grew a lot in the eighteenth century. From 1804 the town began to expand on this side of the river and the Poble Nou or ‘New Town’ was born. Its centre is the Plaza de la Luz, Square of the Light, where this route begins. The old cart track…
River Wall (panel no. 30)
The Berber corsairs destroyed the city wall and the church in 1543.
The Generalitat, that is, the Valencian Government, built the wall that you see now with taxes from silk.
In the War of Succession Villajoyosa surrendered to the Bourbons in December 1708.
Alongside Alicante, it was the last city in the Valencian Kingdom to fall.
In those days the two main doors were blown up by the victorious troops.
In the eighteenth century the corsair attacks ended and the wall lost its usefulness and the locals began to build on it.
The Generalitat, that is, the Valencian Government, built the wall that you see now with taxes from silk.
In the War of Succession Villajoyosa surrendered to the Bourbons in December 1708.
Alongside Alicante, it was the last city in the Valencian Kingdom to fall.
In those days the two main doors were blown up by the victorious troops.
In the eighteenth century the corsair attacks ended and the wall lost its usefulness and the locals began to build on it.
