#cullera

Este artículo analiza la evolución de la línea de costa en un sector  del litoral valenciano  caracterizado por una fuerte presión demográfica y turística, en el que se han producido importantes intervenciones en los últimos 50 años. El estudio que vamos a realizar abarca el período entre 1956 y 2006 se ha llevado a cabo utilizando fotografías aéreas e imágenes del satélite hindú IRS-PAN,…

The way up from the town to the castle of Cullera (València area, Valencian Country).

The castle was originally built in the 9th century, during the Islamic period. It was kept in use for centuries after that, including after the conquest by the Christian kings of Catalonia-Aragon in the year 1240, because of its strategic location at the mouth of the Xúquer river and a natural crossroads. For this reason, the castle has been modified different times and doesn't look purely like it did in the 9th century anymore, adapting to new ways of doing war.