Peniscola, often called the "Gibraltar of Valencia", and locally as "The City in the Sea",[3] is a fortified seaport, with a lighthouse, built on a rocky headland about 220 feet (67 m) high, and joined to the mainland by only a narrow strip of land (tombolo). Peníscola is a local evolution of Latin peninsula. The history of the place goes back to the Iberians. Later the town became Phoenician, named Tyreche, then Greek, under the name Chersonesos (meaning "peninsula"). It was next captured by 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 popeBenedict 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 where Benedict lived from 1417 until his death in 1423 was restored, improved and new walls were added in 1960 when Anthony Mann's film El Cid was partially filmed there. The town and castle of Peníscola played the role of Valencia. The castle is now a popular tourist attraction and the beaches and surrounding area are a popular family holiday resort.
Music festivalsedit
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 festivaledit
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 Luis García Berlanga's comedic masterpiece Calabuch.
^"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".
^. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
^Hilowitz, Beverley (1974). A Horizon guide: great historic places of Europe. American Heritage Pub. Co. p. 119. ISBN0-07-028915-8.
^"The Commanderie of Peñiscola". Domus Templi. Lleida.org. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
^El Pais, 07/03/2021, ‘Festivales mini’, la resistencia musical de la Comunidad Valenciana
^Cultura CV, 08/02/2020, Festival de Música Antigua y Barroca de Peñíscola 2020
^El Mundo, 08/02/2019, La Pirotécnica Peñarroja iluminará el piromusical de Peñíscola
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