Orient - Castell d’Alaró - Alaró Centre GR 221
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- Distance
- 6.69 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,230 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,978 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,649 ft
- TrailRank
- 28
- Min elevation
- 748 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 2 hours 37 minutes
- Time
- 4 hours one minute
- Coordinates
- 1847
- Uploaded
- October 2, 2022
- Recorded
- October 2022
near Orient, Baleares (España)
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Orient - Castell d’Alaró - Alaró Centre GR 221
Castell d’Alaró This fortress is first recorded in the year 902, when, for over eight years, the Christian forces resisted the attacks of the Moors, who f inally were to end up occupying the whole island. In 1231, the castle was taken by Jaume I's troops, who made it their own, as they did with the other fortified strongholds on the island. It was here too that King Jaume III of Mallorca's loyal followers made their stand when his nephew, Alfons, usurped the throne. Over time, its importance waned, until the last army garrison was withdrawn in 1741.
Alaró:
A village framed by the peaks of Puig de la Font Seca and Puig d’Alaró, the latter crowned by a rocky castle steeped in legend. In the town, life revolves around the Plaza de la Vila, where the Baroque church of Sant Bartomeu stands. In olden times, the footwear industry provided employment for two thousand people in Alaró, but only one cowboy boot factory remains now. It was the first municipality in Mallorca to have an electrical grid, which was inaugurated on 15th August 1901.
Alaró with slightly over 5,000 inhabitants has its origins in the Moorish farmstead of Olorón. In the past, the local economy was based on industry and mining, with over thirty shoe factories and important lignite mines. In 1901, it was also the first town in Mallorca to have a mains electricity supply. Of special interest is the parish church, built between 1626 and 1785, and the seigneurial houses, where the owners of the great possessions or estates, lived, in addition to a good many examples of local architecture, such as wayside crosses, wash houses, etc.
Castell d’Alaró This fortress is first recorded in the year 902, when, for over eight years, the Christian forces resisted the attacks of the Moors, who f inally were to end up occupying the whole island. In 1231, the castle was taken by Jaume I's troops, who made it their own, as they did with the other fortified strongholds on the island. It was here too that King Jaume III of Mallorca's loyal followers made their stand when his nephew, Alfons, usurped the throne. Over time, its importance waned, until the last army garrison was withdrawn in 1741.
Alaró:
A village framed by the peaks of Puig de la Font Seca and Puig d’Alaró, the latter crowned by a rocky castle steeped in legend. In the town, life revolves around the Plaza de la Vila, where the Baroque church of Sant Bartomeu stands. In olden times, the footwear industry provided employment for two thousand people in Alaró, but only one cowboy boot factory remains now. It was the first municipality in Mallorca to have an electrical grid, which was inaugurated on 15th August 1901.
Alaró with slightly over 5,000 inhabitants has its origins in the Moorish farmstead of Olorón. In the past, the local economy was based on industry and mining, with over thirty shoe factories and important lignite mines. In 1901, it was also the first town in Mallorca to have a mains electricity supply. Of special interest is the parish church, built between 1626 and 1785, and the seigneurial houses, where the owners of the great possessions or estates, lived, in addition to a good many examples of local architecture, such as wayside crosses, wash houses, etc.
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