Alpuente's Walled Enclosure: A Town Built for Defense

Alpuente It retains a fortified urban layout dating back to the Islamic period (11th century), a result of the need for protection in an area marked by the border. The town developed at the foot of the castle and was surrounded by a wall with 14 towers, while part of the town remained outside the walls in the area known as Arrabal.

The wall ran north to south along the western slope, stretching 400 meters. It began at the so-called Portillo, where one of the towers was located, and descended the ramp until it overlooked the Barranco del Reguero at its northern end. Beyond this point, the hill’s natural slope itself completed the defensive enclosure of the site.

The fortification was built using a mixed construction method, combining a solid base of double-course masonry with an upper section of rammed earth with a clay-rendered finish—a technique characteristic of Al-Andalus military architecture.