Peniscola

Coordinates: 40°21′33″N 0°24′27″E / 40.35917°N 0.40750°E / 40.35917; 0.40750
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Peniscola
Peñíscola
Municipality
Peñíscola/Peníscola
Peniscola from the beach
Peniscola from the beach
Flag of Peniscola
Flag
Coat of arms of Peniscola
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Peniscola
Peniscola is located in Valencian Community
Peniscola
Peniscola
Peniscola is located in Spain
Peniscola
Peniscola
Coordinates: 40°21′33″N 0°24′27″E / 40.35917°N 0.40750°E / 40.35917; 0.40750
Country Spain
Autonomous communityValencian Community
ProvinceCastellón
ComarcaBaix Maestrat
Government
 • MayorAndrés Martínez Castellà (PP)
Area
 • Total79 km2 (31 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total7,447
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Peñíscolano, peñíscolana Peniscolà, peniscolana
UTC+2 (CEST)
Official language(s)Spanish, Valencian
WebsiteOfficial website

Peñíscola (Spanish:

Mediterranean
coast. It is a popular tourist destination.

History

Peniscola, often called the "

Carthaginians under Hamilcar Barca; legend has it that this is the place where he made his son Hannibal swear an oath that he would never be a friend of Rome.[4]

The present castle was built by the Knights Templar between 1294 and 1307.[5] In the fourteenth century it was garrisoned by the Knights of Montesa, and in 1420 it reverted to the Crown of Aragon. From 1415 to 1423 it was the home of the schismatic Avignon pope Benedict XIII (Pedro de Luna), whose name is commemorated in the Castell del Papa Luna, the name of the medieval castle, and Bufador del Papa Luna, a curious cavern with a landward entrance through which the seawater escapes in clouds of spray.

The castle

Main article: Peniscola Castle

The castle where Benedict lived from 1417 until his death in 1423 was restored, improved and new walls were added in 1960 when

Valencia
. The castle is now a popular tourist attraction and the beaches and surrounding area are a popular family holiday resort.

Music festivals

Each summer, Peniscola hosts two music festivals: the International Festival of Ancient and Baroque Music (since 1996) and the International Jazz Festival of Peniscola (since 2004).[6][7] At the beginning of August, a pyromusical show opens the International Festival of Ancient and Baroque Music.[8]

Film festival

Peniscola hosted an annual comedy film festival that draws Spanish and foreign actors and filmmakers, and features screenings in historic venues. That the festival celebrates comedy is a natural fit; the city was the backdrop for

Calabuch
.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "BOE-A-2008-13528 Decreto 90/2008, de 27 de junio, del Consell, por el que se aprueba el cambio de denominación del municipio de Peñíscola por la forma bilingüe Peníscola/Peñíscola".
  3. ^ "Peniscola Spain - Map - Weather - Information". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  4. ISBN 0-07-028915-8
    .
  5. ^ "The Commanderie of Peñiscola". Domus Templi. Lleida.org. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  6. ^ El Pais, 07/03/2021, ‘Festivales mini’, la resistencia musical de la Comunidad Valenciana
  7. ^ Cultura CV, 08/02/2020, Festival de Música Antigua y Barroca de Peñíscola 2020
  8. ^ El Mundo, 08/02/2019, La Pirotécnica Peñarroja iluminará el piromusical de Peñíscola

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Peñiscola.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peniscola.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Peñiscola". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 98.

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