Spanish Civil War 1936–1939
Alcañiz air-raid shelter
Air-raid shelter
The story
Alcañiz council built this shelter in 1937 for about 230 residents of the Almudines quarter. On 3 March 1938, at 16:10, bombers of the Italian Aviazione Legionaria, flying for the Nationalists, attacked the town centre and market area, although the front was more than 70 km away. It was one of the deadliest raids on a town in Aragon. The raid came days before the Nationalist Aragon offensive swept through the Bajo Aragón. The shelter now holds a permanent exhibition about the raid and its victims.
What you can see today
An original underground shelter gallery with a permanent exhibition on the 1938 bombing.
Plan your visit
The shelter is between C/ Teniente Moore and C/ Santo Domingo in the old town. It is seen on the booked 1-hour old-town guided tour run by the Alcañiz tourist office (tel. 978 831 213), not as a separate visit.
- Open
- Guided visit Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun at 11:00, as part of the old-town (Casco Histórico) tour
- Price
- €5 adults; €3.50 seniors and students
- Booking
- Advance booking required with the tourist office, tel. 978 831 213
- Notice
- Tourist office temporarily at Plaza del Mercado 1 during town-hall works
Checked September 2026 from official sources: turismo.alcaniz.es, turismo.alcaniz.es, alcaniz.es. Things change, so check before you travel.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcañiz
- culturadearagon.es/bienes/refugio-antiaereo-de-alcaniz/
- alcaniz.es/noticias/578-refugio-antiaereo-puertas-abiertas
Nearby sites
- Caspe – battle of March 1938 · 22 km
- Coll del Moro – Franco's observation post, Gandesa · 44 km
- Vilalba dels Arcs: Els Barrancs trenches & Mirador del Bassot · 46 km
- Quatre Camins – Cota 427 cross, Vilalba dels Arcs · 47 km
- Museu Memorial de la Batalla de l'Ebre (CEBE), Gandesa · 48 km
- Quinto – Purburel / Cabezo de la Nariz trenches · 49 km
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