• Museums

    El Castell de Guadalest

Provided by: Turismo El Castell de Guadalest

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Museum Collection of vehicles from the past

Museum Collection of vehicles from the past

The collection consists of about 140 motorcycles and several micro - cars, in perfect condition and original from the 20’s to the 70’s that will transport the visitor through time and see vehicles from the past. The museum is located in a large area of 500 m2 which surprises visitors. Apart from motorcycles and cars, the museum has a collection of ancient artefacts such as sewing machines, typewriters, coffee makers, telephones and radios, all of which are well worth seeing.
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Ethnological Museum or typical house from the XVIII century

Ethnological Museum or typical house from the XVIII century

The museum was created to raise awareness of the lifestyle and work of our ancestors in the Vall de Guadalest. The museum is set in a typical eighteenth century house of El Castell de Guadalest, built on the rock. The town was a stronghold of Arab origin, and you get to it through a tunnel dug into the rock, the door of which is still preserved. The museum has information panels (in the main European languages) and brochures which are given to visitors.
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Orduña house

Orduña house

The Casa Orduña was built after the great earthquake of 1644 that devastated the area and ruined many of the castle’s rooms. It was built by Orduña family, strain of Basque origin who had come to El Castell de Guadalest as confidants of Cardona, Admirals of Aragon. D. Sancho de Cardona received the title of Marquis of Guadalest in 1542. The Orduña family were in the service of the Marquis wardens of the fortress and governors of their states. The house was burned and looted during the Spanish War of Succession (1708). In 1756, D. Pedro Antonio Garcia Buenaventura de Orduña entered the Military Order of Santiago thereby achieving access the noble estate.
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