Recinte emmurallat de Berfull, cultural property in Rafelguaraf, Spain
The Recinte emmurallat de Berfull is a walled settlement in Rafelguaraf featuring tightly clustered houses surrounded by stone walls. The complex is organized around a central street with two parallel rows of buildings and a southeastern entrance marked by a brick-framed arched gateway topped with crenellations.
The settlement was first documented in 1348 in a royal privilege from King Peter IV of Aragon and initially belonged to Sagunt. After the expulsion of Moriscos in the 1500s, it was repopulated and changed hands several times before becoming part of Rafelguaraf municipality in 1846.
The settlement served as a close-knit farming community where residents lived and worked within the protective walls. The narrow streets and central thoroughfare reflect how people organized their homes and daily activities in a compact, interconnected way.
The site is easily walkable and the walls and streets are accessible on foot, with pathways wide enough for exploration. Visitors should wear sturdy shoes as the historic streets are uneven and some areas are partially overgrown.
The walls were built between the 1500s and 1600s and initially served as boundaries for courtyards behind the houses, not simply as outer defense structures. This dual purpose reveals how the architecture protected both private spaces and collective security.
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