ALMUDAINA TOWER

Almudaina is located in the interior of the province of Alicante, in the mountainous region of El Comtat, 587 metres above sea level. Visitors who come to this peaceful and friendly town will discover its unique tower, a sign of the town's identity, square and rough, as described by Gabriel Miró in his novel Las cerezas del cementerio (1910).

Built in the medieval Islamic period, the tower formed part of the fortified enclosure (cortig) of the existing small farmstead. The town was then known as 'al-Mudayyina': the citadel, the name from which the present-day Almudaina derives.

The restoration carried out on the tower and its surroundings allows us to understand, through the traces found in its walls, the curious technique used in its construction and the after-effects of the changes suffered in its eight hundred years of history.

Once the visitor crosses the threshold of its small door, he or she discovers the interior spaces where a subtle museographic discourse is developed to immerse him or herself in the history of the tower and Almudaina.
This and much more is on offer to the traveller approaching the Posuna*.
by Gabriel Miró.
*Posuna is the literary name of Almudaina.