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of our past and a part of our present.
The stones here speak, because they are a part
of our past and a part of our present.
Dénia
El barri de les Roques
In the past, it was part of the walled unpaved suburb (raval). Local historians and the excavations carried out show that this area constitutes a part of the old Arab settlement, that is to say, the medina before the Christian conquest of the 13th century, with bathhouses, mills, ovens, etc.
The ravals, including the sailors’ suburb, were, along with the citadel (alcassaba) and the albacar (a type of fortification from the Middle Ages), the urban structure of the city, creating an urban space of three concentric walled enclosures. In 1297, King Jaume II had the entire settlement moved into the area of the castle and its surroundings, on the land where the alcassaba and albacar were located in Arab times, to form what is known as the old town (vila vella). This was done for defensive reasons and to reinforce the city as a military stronghold.
The walls and the houses from the unpaved suburb started disappearing, although some of them survived because they were not demolished or due to the fact that they were rebuilt. In fact, even today, the walls of the Arab period in the northern part of the neighbourhood known as Les Roques are proof of it.
The neighbourhood is also the access to the Castle of Dénia. It is calm, with little traffic and low-rise houses, and it is also an area which is near to the city centre.
Dénia
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