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Benifaió is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain. In the central plaza, it 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


International relations


Twin towns - Sister cities

Benifaió is
twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...
with: * Valmontone in Latium, Italy


References

Municipalities in the Province of Valencia Ribera Alta (comarca) {{valencia-geo-stub