Paseo de la Ermita The Paseo de la Ermita, as we know it today, is a beautiful garden occupying the site where, centuries ago, an ancient hermitage once stood. It was built in 1561 in honor of Saint Sebastian and Saint Roch. In 1850, a sculpture of Saint Anthony was...
Casa Pintada or Pintá Built around the 17th century, Casa Pintada, or Casa Pintá, gets its name from the ochre color that once decorated its façade. Today, it features a red façade. This building belonged to the Enríquez de Navarra family, a lineage of great...
The Encomienda The Encomienda, also known as the House of the Infante or the House of Don Juan of Austria, is a 17th-century building declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1986. Originally, it was built as a warehouse for the Order of Calatrava. Inside, large...
Town Hall The Abanilla Town Hall, built during the reign of Ferdinand VI, was initially a multifunctional building that, in addition to serving as the administrative headquarters, housed a jail and a granary to store grain and ensure the town’s supply. Today, it...
Staircase Built in 1957, this staircase of almost 200 steps connects the Abanilla Town Hall with the el Monumento al Sagrado Corazón (Monument to the Sacred Heart), in the Lugar Alto. Long before the construction of the monument, the Lugar Alto hill housed an Arab...
Fountain After the Lugar Alto fountain dried up in 1792, in 1880 a new fountain and a washing place were built at the same time. One of the most characteristic features of the current fountain are its painted tiles, which depict scenes from Abanilla tradition, such as...
