Calahorra Tower (Torre de la Calahorra) Elche Introduction

• Also called the CalaforraTower.
• The Calahorra Tower guarded one side of the main gate into the city from Alicante a smaller tower was on the other side, no longer exists.
• The main rooms to visit
  • Wine Cellar,
  • Ballroom which is very beautiful with Egyptian& Masonic motifs on the ceiling & walls. This room was used as a meeting place of theMasonic Lodge founded in Elche in 1878
  • Up the stairs on the first floor are the Bedrooms with several painting
  • The great views from the Roof is accessed via a spiral staircase you.

• Although it looks an impresive tower it used to be 10m taller. It lost it's 2 upper floors in the earthquake of 1829.
• Imitation battlements were added after that date to make what was left appear to be a forified tower and from street level look realistic. As can be seen from the roof photographs that show these battlements around 750 cm (roughly 2 feet) high, therefore they were for appearane only. Normally battlement are the full height of an adult, in order to provide full protection from attackers arrows or musket fire.

Casa Senorial

Casa Senorial (stately home )

Calahorra Tower Garden Wall

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