세라 젤라다‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪11‬개의 천연기념물

careful going downhill

The altitude of Alto del Gobernador is about 435 metres. We will reach the summit after walking 2,100 metres from the start of the Sierra Helada Natural Park.

Wear quality walking boots with hiking sticks

Before 10:00 a.m. and after 8:00 p.m. it is officially permitted to cycle on the path.

Punta de L'Escaleta is one of the faults of the Sierra Helada Natural Park in Benidorm, Alicante. This rugged landscape, of great geological and scenic value, has a 17th century watchtower from which you can get a wonderful panoramic view of the mountain range.

In the Torre de Caletes there is "an iron cannon, 3 artillery bullets of 7 and 12 caliber and a field gun carriage. It dominates two coves, one on the east and another on the west and the island of Benidorm. This place transports us to Benidorm of the Modern Age, where the area was constantly threatened by raids by Barbary pirates that arrived from the coast of Algiers. Benidorm at that time was located in the small walled center in the area known as El Canfali, and the authorities of the time, specifically King Philip II, ordered the construction of a network of watchtowers along the entire Levante coast to avoid that threat. .

Good path to get there and well worth it. Once you arrive, you will notice that the rugged rock walls are almost more imposing than the tower itself. Recommended! The area around Benidorm was constantly threatened by raids by Barbary pirates who came from the coast of Algiers. To avoid this threat, King Felipe II ordered the construction of a network of watchtowers along the entire coast of Levante. The engineer Juan Bautista Antonelli was in charge of designing this network of towers and fortifications. These towers were guarded by two men on foot and two on horseback, who were responsible for monitoring and transmitting alarms to the other towers and castles by means of bonfires. The Torre de les Caletes is so named because it is located in a strategic place to monitor the cliffs of the Serra Gelada, where the pirate jebeques who attacked the area used to hide. Further information about the tower can be found at: https://journees-archeologie.eu/c-2023/fiche-initiative/15486/Torre-de-les-Caletes

The viewpoint offers very nice views of the bay and the lighthouse looks very nice in the evening sun. Actually, you are not allowed to cycle the approximately 2 km access road. In the evening there are fewer people there and the staff isn't in the entrance area.