La Font d’En Carròs to restore Rebollet Castle

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LA FONT d’En Carròs is determined not to let its castle go the same way as others in La Safor – to rack and ruin – and has drawn up a 10-year restoration plan.
The Rebollet Castle, conquered by King Jaume I of Valencia in around the year 1240 – along with all other Islamic-origin fortresses in the district, including Gandia’s Bairén and Oliva’s Santa Anna – was handed over to Admiral Francisco de Encarrós soon afterwards and the village that sprung up around it became the new owner’s namesake.

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