Aliatares Tower

Aliatares Tower changes the story of the walk: before palaces and classrooms came a town that needed defending. This remnant of the Muslim enclosure remains a recognisable vertical landmark among shopping streets. Examine the dressed stone, arrow slits and crenellated top, then locate the clock, a nineteenth-century addition that gave the former military structure a civic role. Its interest lies in overlapping periods rather than in finding a complete fortress. View the tower from two corners and see how its silhouette changes against neighbouring buildings. Continue towards the monumental centre while considering the limits of the earlier town. This is a street-level stop and does not imply that a tourist ascent or interior visit is currently available.