The Valencia Council of Culture has a Heritage Department and it has informed the owners of Barxell Castle in Alcoy,near Alicante, that it has to get its house in order within the next three months ,if only to make it safe.Within that three months they either have to refurbish the castle or at least stop it falling into further disrepair.
Last September the ecological group La Carrasca asked the Alcoy council and town hall to intercede with the owners.In fact in 2007 the council authorised the owners to carry out the refurbishment project that they had presented claiming that the castle was in danger of collapsing.They gave them a three month deadline then stating that f the work wasn´t carried out then the council would carry out the work and send the bill to the owners.Nothing happened and now another three month deadline has been issued.
People who own buildings which belong to Valencia´s Cultural heritage have an obligation to preserve them and maintain their cultural value.Failure to do so can lead to expropriation.Thetown hall has to ensure that such buildings are at least safe.
