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North Coast Route
You can walk along seven kilometres of coastline to the north. Towards the port restaurants, cafes and shops abound. You will then find spectacular cliffs and pebble beaches. Part of the path follows the cliffs. This path was used by large flocks from the districts of Alcoià and the Comtat. They came down from…
Tower of Sant Josep (panel no. 46)
It is the largest Roman funerary tower preserved in Spain. It was built between 150 and 170 AD for an important citizen of Allon.
In 2016 we discovered that a gravestone kept in Vilamuseu and dedicated to Lucius Terentius Mancinus, probably belonged to the tower.
Originally the tower was closed off except for the holes on the east and west sides which were used for libations (wine offerings).
The rectangular opening was made in the Middle Ages in order to pillage the tomb. In 1543 the stones from the upper part were taken to rebuild the walls of Villajoyosa which had been destroyed by Berber pirates. However many blocks remained round about and it is thanks to them that we know what the tower looked like and we were able to restore it.
Between 2008 and 2015 a house attached to the tower was demolished, the area was excavated and the tower restored thanks to the patronage of the Generalitat Valenciana, the Town Hall and Elaine Evans. Around it we found one of the biggest burial grounds in Europe which contained pedestals with statues and a garden.
Inside the Tower of Sant Josep you will also find other panels with more information:
52-Elaine's Gardens
53-Elaine Evans
54-Procuratio fulminum (lightning in trees)
58-The secrets of the tower (Sant Josep)
Inside the Tower of Sant Josep you will also find other panels with more information:
52-Elaine's Gardens
53-Elaine Evans
54-Procuratio fulminum (lightning in trees)
58-The secrets of the tower (Sant Josep)
