Benifaió Explained

Benifaió
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Pushpin Map:	Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Spain
Subdivision Type1:	Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Valencia
Subdivision Type3:	Comarca
Subdivision Name3:	Ribera Alta
Subdivision Type4:	Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:	Carlet
Coordinates:	39.2847°N -0.4281°W
Elevation M:	35
Area Total Km2:	20.1
Established Title:	Founded
Established Date:	1250
Population Demonym:	Benifaioner, benifaionera
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	Official language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:	Valencian, Castilian
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	46450
Area Code Type:	+34 96
Leader Title:	Alcalde
Leader Name:	Marta Ortiz Martínez
Leader Party:	PSOE-PSPV

Benifaió is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain. The central plaza contains a tower built by the Moors.

Main sights

• Tower of la Plaça: It was part of a defensive structure, palace-castle, the adjoining buildings are also part of the palace of Falcó and the old Town Hall. In 1978 the old Town Hall was demolished being the tower free of three parts. Subsequently, it was used as a storehouse, prison, and even a pigeon house. The interior is covered with vaults built with cane sticks and mud. On the first floor, with vault, within the centre of the tower, there is a ladder with high stairs which will rise over the four levels. In the surrounding area there is a set of Gothic tunnels with diaphragmatic arches that are not open for visitors and are likely to be valued ^[1]

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Benifaió is twinned with:

• Valmontone in Latium, Italy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Heritage: Exploiting Opportunities for Rural Development : MANCOMUNITAT DE LA RIBERA ALTA : Cultural Heritage Poles Study . PDF . Programmemed.eu . 2017-02-23 . 2014-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041251/http://www.programmemed.eu/uploads/tx_ausybibliomed/Cultural_Heritage_Poles_Study_Section_6_MANRA.pdf . dead .