Abstract
The renowned Moors and Christians celebrations held in Alicante (specifically in Villajoyosa), are widely appreciated for their authentic recreations of historical events and battles that took place during the sixteenth century. Moreover, Villajoyosa is famous for its excellent state of conservation of architectonic elements such as walls, facades, watchtowers, churches, or fortifications. However, due to the poor information, these events have been moved to different places to the ones where the original battles happened. Hence, this study presents a practical examination aimed at cataloging and characterizing the impact of pyrotechnics and firing weapons in close proximity to these architectural elements. In order to gather these data, multiple sound‐level meters and accelerometers were strategically positioned on the building. Six arquebusiers fire their weapons to emulate the effect of this festival. Thanks to the obtained results, we have been able to propose some recommendations to move these events to the original emplacement at the time of protecting our heritage.