The best walks and hikes around Benlloch

Torre Nostra – Torrenostra (Torreblanca) Former 16th-century coastal watchtower. Part of a visual defense system along the Mediterranean coast to protect against pirate attacks and corsairs. Visual contact with neighboring towers, alarm signaled by smoke and fire. Solid construction with thick natural stone walls, small openings, and elevated access. Multiple levels with a simple interior layout for the guard and supplies. No residential comforts – purely military function. Now a listed building (Bien de Interés Cultural). Not a residential building, no permanent museum use. Interior largely empty, occasionally accessible for visits or cultural events. Originally freestanding on the coast. The present town later grew up around the tower, integrated into the promenade and residential development. Significance today: Historical landmark, Visible evidence of the former coastal defense, Contrast between military past and tourist present.

Beautiful village to get to know

Purely a tourist destination. Almost completely deserted in November.

Exposed so wear a hat

Built in the 14th century at the foot of the Albalat Castle (currently in ruins) so that, in addition to greater comfort for those attending the cult, it also served, like the other towers existing in the same area, as a safe refuge for the people who They were surprised by the frequent raids of the Barbary pirates.

Coastal beach of the Municipality of Torreblanca, located in the coastal area in the district of Torrenostra

Among the monuments of this municipality stand out: - Hermitage of Our Lady of the Font from the 14th century, with a 32-centimeter image of the Virgin, found by the villagers, which stands out for carrying the child on her right arm and because traces of gold were found in his crown The virgin was destroyed in 1936 in pieces, and was rebuilt by the residents of the town. - Church of Santa Quiteria from the 19th century, but of medieval origin. It was united with that of Vilanova d'Alcolea until it was liberated in 1826. The old temple was small, but in 1865 the construction of the church we know today began. - Our Lady of the Source. The image is a Gothic sculpture made of limestone. The figure had been tried to be recomposed by joining the three existing pieces with cement. Recently the Restoration Services of the Excma. Provincial Council of Castelló took charge of restoring the image with the best possible finish and correcting the various anomalies and imperfections detected to get as close as possible to its original state. The result has been very satisfactory for all the residents, and especially for the members of the Board in charge of its custody, who had also prepared a commemorative plinth. The image has been placed again in its traditional place of veneration.

It is a short but very hard ascent, which will probably surprise us with its difficulty. We will start the climb with an initial section up to the crossroads of the CV-15 with some hard ramps already, we will cross the town of Rosildos, going around the church to look for the street that leads us towards Mas de Cervera, where we will join the "main" road towards Serra Engarcerán. Upon reaching a somewhat more wooded area, we will find a small rest, but let's not be overconfident, because after taking a left turn and the trees disappear, we will encounter the hardest part of the ascent, where the gradient reaches a maximum of 16% on a 500 m section that does not drop below 10%. We will finish somewhat more easily, but undoubtedly this climb will have pleasantly surprised us.