Benifaió

Benifaió
Municipality
Coat of arms
Benifaió Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°17′5″N 0°25′41″W / 39.28472°N 0.42806°WCoordinates: 39°17′5″N 0°25′41″W / 39.28472°N 0.42806°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Ribera Alta
Judicial district	Carlet
Founded	1250
Government
• Alcalde	Mª Desamparados Arcis Martínez
Area
• Total	20.1 km^2 (7.8 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	12,119
• Density	600/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Benifaioner, benifaionera (Valencian language)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	46450
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

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 ^[1]

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Benifaió is twinned with:

• Valmontone in Latium, Italy

References

Notes

1. http://www.programmemed.eu/uploads/tx_ausybibliomed/Cultural_Heritage_Poles_Study_Section_6_MANRA.pdf