Next to Bañeres, at the foot of the Serra de Mariola, from which the town takes its surname and its fresh and clean air, is the Molí L'Ombria. It is a place where you have to come from time to time to breathe and disconnect. You can organize a picnic in the recreational area and spend a pleasant day listening to the lullaby of the birds and the flow of the Vinalopó River that runs there.

Benidorm Island is a small island located off the coast of Benidorm. It has a high ecological, landscape and environmental interest. It is located about two nautical miles from the port of Benidorm. Its surface area is 7 hectares and it has a length of around 400 m2. Due to its location and structure it is considered to be a continuation of the next Sierra Helada. In 1834 the island served as a refuge for several families in Benidorm and Villajoyosa, fleeing their populations in the face of an epidemic of cholera. Centuries before, pirates used it as a base for their attacks on coastal populations. The island has always had a great wealth of fish and an underwater fund highly coveted by divers and divers. The exploitation of its waters was always reserved to Benidorm until the year 1506, when King Fernando extended this privilege also to the town of Villajoyosa. Among the birds that nest on the island, the common paiño stands out. The fauna is also composed of the Iberian lizard, the pale swift, the Sardinian warbler, the peregrine falcon, among others. Regarding the flora of the island, it is worth mentioning the wild olive tree, the cambrón, the laughter of the virgin, the ephedra, the maritime marvavisco, the bufera, the "espi blanc", the fine soda, the sea bass, the San Josep vareta, etc. The most popular legend is that a gentleman fell in love with a beautiful lady whom he loved deeply, but did not dare to woo, so for months he passed by the village fountain to observe surreptitiously the young woman pick up the water. However, one morning the gentleman waited and waited, but the young woman did not appear, so worried, he went in search of his beloved to sadly discover that she had fallen ill. At that time, at the top of the great mountain, known as Puig Campana, lived a feared but wise Warlock, so the knight decided to risk his life to climb the great mountain and thus be able to consult the feared Warlock suffering from his beloved , using as a main weapon, the hope of the possible recovery of the young woman. After reaching the hard top of the mountain through a host of difficulties, he begged the Warlock to give him the answer of the cure for the illness of his beloved; the Warlock told him that there was nothing to do, the knight pleaded for a better answer, to which the Warlock replied with a cold and distant look, that he did not lose more time, that he assumed reality and that he took advantage of the short time that he had left to enjoy with the company of the girl, since at sundown the young woman would die irremediably, as it was written in the stars and so would be available. He watched in silence for a few seconds the old face of the distant Sorcerer and suddenly, he became aware of the harsh reality, assuming that there was little else he could do but try to share with his beloved the little time he had left. Having assumed the fateful but the girl, noticed all the hours wasted after the long day on the mountain, so consumed by despair he drew his sword and struck a blow to the mountain breaking a fragment of it, which fell to the sea, giving rise to the island of Benidorm; in this way, he managed to get the sun on that day a little later, since when the sun passed to the other side of the high mountain, it would continue to illuminate through the slit created for a few minutes more the town where his beloved was , offering a few seconds more to go down and so be able to accompany the beautiful girl before she breathed her last. As the old Brujo had prophesied, that sad day, after the last ray of light that the humble town managed to reach, the gentleman observed how the soul of the innocent girl, abandoned the beauty of her fragile body reclining on the old bed of a fishermen's house That same night, the gentleman placed the innocent body of the girl in a small boat and climbing to it, went to the island that the despair of his love had created on the beautiful shores of the bay of Benidorm. When he met the small boat in front of the island crowned by a luminous moon full of ivory, he stuck his sword and made his small boat sink allowing the calm waters of the Mediterranean to take away their souls, thus assuming their destiny and surrendering to that benevolent white moon in front of the rock that was the work of his love.

Beyond the "Olivereta del Moro", a path appears that about 3.5 km from the village leads to the Source de la Mata. If we follow this path, we reach an old farmhouse, now in ruins and where we can see on the ground in front of the house, a stone cistern that was built in the late nineteenth century by the family that owns the house. This tank has dimensions of 11 meters long and 2.8 meters wide, and has two arches shaped curve at each end, giving it a significant architectural importance. If we follow the path down to the source, reach the place known as Font de la Mata. This place was prepared as a recreational area, which is very normal for the people to go around and eat the Easter cake on this site. Here are a stone fountain that is nothing more than a well that the Arabs were built to harness water for the field. The source has six stone steps in a dice to get off and collect water. But the most representative sign that gives this place are the two copies of kills ( mastic ) are born between rocks atop the fountain. These are two gigantic monumental trees, bushes and possibly the oldest and most spectacular of the Iberian Peninsula, and is a pride to find them here in the village of Gata de Gorgos.

The Racó de Sant Bonaventura-Canalons Municipal Natural Park, with an area of ​​18.34 hectares, is located in the municipality of Alcoy in the province of Alicante. The Racó de Sant Bonaventura-Canalons, which coincides with the upper section of the Polop river, is notable for presenting a water course throughout the year with the flora and vegetation characteristic of this type of ecosystem and for presenting a high landscape value with large Roquedos carved on the limestone by the erosive action of the river. Special mention deserves its status as an ecological corridor between the Natural Park of Carrascal de la Font Roja and the Sierra de Mariola. This Racó is one of the emblematic enclaves of the municipality of Alcoy, given the great tradition that exists among the alcoyanos of frequenting this enclave as a recreational area, due to its proximity to the urban center. It was declared a Municipal Natural Area by Agreement of the Council of the Valencian Autonomous Government dated February 8, 2002. The most relevant environmental unit in the Municipal Natural Area is Ribera and Zonas de Agua. The characteristic vegetation has been relegated to small redoubts where you can still see poplars and willows. The fauna, on the other hand, is better preserved. Between the reptiles it emphasizes the water snake and the European terrapin, and among the fish the madrilla. In the Natural Area, several environmental units are distinguished, such as: • Banks and water areas • Aleppo pine forests with shrubby vegetation • Agricultural crops

It is worth noting the cultural trail "Canal de la Rambla Salada-Los Lagos", whose route is composed of 14.5 km and lasts approximately 4 hours. During the tour, which begins about 7 km from Albatera along the road to the salt, those who take it will be able to admire hydraulic channels of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, geological formations, salt births, pools of water ... Path data: Travel distance: 14.5 km Cumulative difference in elevation: 300m Approximate time: 4 hours Trails that link: PRV-180 "La Algüeda" Historical Points: Hydraulic canal XVIII and XIX centuries Natural Points: Salt births and geological formations. Difficulty: High

PARQUE DE LA HUERTA, beautiful natural place located in the heart of the orchard and lung of the town with an area of 30,000 m2. They have the presence of a covered auditorium with a capacity to hold 3,000 people and in which entertainment, performances, acts of social and cultural life of the municipality are hosted. The harmony, serenity and tranquility that is breathed throughout the park, invite you to walk and be able to abstract from the bustling urban spaces that usually surround us. Within this wonderful place highlights a great variety of flora that enlivens and makes more beautiful, if possible, this place.

Very close to the town and in the Sierra de Albatera is the wonderful place VIRGEN DEL ROSARIO MOUNTAIN PARK, fully equipped for leisure and enjoy nature in all its splendor. Its privileged location makes it an exceptional viewpoint of the entire Vega Baja, in which to perform many activities in full contact with nature. Among its facilities are: Three booths of 6 seats each, a cabin of 9 seats, one of camping of 25 plots, a classroom of nature, reservoir, hearth camping area, information panels, toilets and showers, playground, waterfalls - streams - bridge, watchtower, climbing wall, hermitage, barbecue, path, etc ... You can also enjoy a bike ride, hiking ... or adventure in activities such as climbing, paragliding, rappel, etc ...

Between Crevillente, Elche, Catral and Dolores there is a Natural Park formed by multiple lagoons that feed on the Segura River. You can find eels, shrimps, herons, martinetes, eagles and eaglets among other fauna. The most abundant flora are the reeds. The sunsets in this park are very grateful for the cameras. Discover this and other incredible places with the free Alicante Runaway App.

In the boundary between the Gulfs of Valencia and Alicante, visitors may view the “Cabo de La Nao” as the closest point on the peninsula to the island of Ibiza. Its exceptionally natural beauty makes it an essential place to visit. In fact, the Council of the Environment highlights its Plant Microreserve. At the base of the cape, it is possible to visit the famous Cave:: Cova dels Orguens, a natural cave described by the Naturalist Cavanilles at the end of the 18th Century. It also has coves which are suggestive refuges from the Mediterranean Sea.

From here, we can view the “Punta del Arenal” (Arenal Beach Point), a site which transports us to the beginning of our age in the second half of the 1st Century B.C., where there was a development in the North part of the present-day Arenal Beach called “caleta del ministre” (Minister’s Cove), an exceptional trading settlement of which a large excavated basin has been conserved. It is known as “Baños de la Reina” (The Queen’s Baths). The preparation of salted foods and fish sauces were most likely the main economic activity of the factory which was discovered there.