Cullera Opens 1938 Air-Raid Shelter and Coastal Battery to the Public

The town's historical heritage recovers a key enclave from the Spanish Civil War, offering a journey into the past at the Faro Viewpoint.

Image of a concrete air-raid shelter in a coastal area, with vegetation and a metal door.
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Image of a concrete air-raid shelter in a coastal area, with vegetation and a metal door.

The town of Cullera is opening its 1938 air-raid shelter and coastal battery at Cap de Cullera to the public, coinciding with International Museum Day, offering a journey into the past of the Spanish Civil War.

This space, located at the emblematic Faro Viewpoint, is not only a spot with privileged views of the Mediterranean but also a silent witness to the Spanish Civil War. The intervention, funded by the Diputación de Valencia and drafted with the collaboration of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), has allowed the original appearance of this defensive complex to be recovered.
Visitors will be able to tour the underground gallery that served as a powder magazine and shelter for the guard corps. During the works, inappropriate elements have been removed, graffiti has been cleaned, and a modern lighting and ventilation system has been installed to make the space fully musealizable.

"It is not just about restoring a heritage element, but about highlighting a historical legacy that helps us understand who we are."

the mayor of Cullera
The project has placed special emphasis on the coastal battery, restoring the maneuvering circles where the artillery pieces were located, which guarded the horizon against the threat of Italian aviation attacking from the Balearic Islands.
The action transforms the Faro Viewpoint into an authentic open-air museum that includes the Shelter and Powder Magazine (a reinforced concrete construction), the artillery platforms (to understand the Republic's defense system), the Cullera Defense Memorial (a sculpture that pays tribute to the population's resistance), and the command bunker (located on a promontory for visual control of operations).
This opening completes the municipality's democratic memory route, joining the already visitable shelter beneath the Market Gardens. With this initiative, Cullera consolidates itself as a key destination for cultural and historical tourism, offering an experience that combines scenic beauty with the rigor of recent history.