The municipality located in the province of Alicante, occupies an area of 35 km2 and is located in the northern part of the Marina Baixa, 10 km from the coast and 42 km from the city of Alicante, at the crossroads from the district C-3318 that links Benidorm with Pego and the road that leads from Benidorm to Alcoy through Guadalest. It limits with the municipal terms of Altea, Bolulla, Guadalest, Jalón, the Nucía, Polop and Tárbena. Callosa is located at latitude 38 39' 05'' and longitude 00 07'22'', with an average altitude of 247 meters above sea level. The relief of the term is marked by the course of the two rivers that cross it, the Algar river and the Guadalest and surrounded by imposing mountain ranges (Aitana, Bernia and Xortà). Places of interest: - The sources of the Algar: Located only 15 km from Benidorm and 3 km from the urban center of Callosa d'en Sarrià, in the direction of Bolulla, they constitute a natural place with a high degree of conservation. - Fort de Bèrnia: Built in 1574 and inaugurated in 1578 by Francisco de Mesa, it presents some of the most emblematic symbols of the municipality. - Arciprestal Church: Built in 1562 by the royal engineer Juan Bautista Antoneli, it was a clear and magnificent example of Renaissance military architecture. - Ethnological Museum: The Museum of Ethnology and Archeology of Callosa shows and describes those objects that have influenced the configuration of popular culture and customs. - El Calvario: Built in the 19th century thanks to the economic contributions of the residents of Callosa d'en Sarria. - The Polar of the Font Major: Built in 1786 and currently in perfect condition, it represents one of the most charismatic images of the village of Callosa d'en Sarrià. - The Portal: The village of Callosa d'en Sarrià was protected by a wall from the 14th century. One of the doors of this wall in El Portal.
With a rich cultural heritage due to its status as a kingdom border during the Reconquest and its Almohad past, Busot enjoys a privileged location between the sea and the mountains, being the perfect destination for lovers of history and nature. In the Museum of Ethnic Music, it gathers an extensive sample of instruments taken from all eras, cultures and corners of the world belonging to the collection of Carlos Blanco Fadol, the greatest collector of ethnic instruments in the world. With influences from the Valencian, Murcian and La Mancha culture, Busot gastronomy masterfully combines sea and mountain products, also offering a rich variety of pastries, the fruit of our Almohad heritage. Busot is the ideal destination for a perfect sword of one or several days. You will find the perfect accommodation, in a traditional and homely atmosphere, to relax and feel at home. You will only have to worry about enjoying. In Busot there is a party throughout the year. Vibrate with the colorful festivities of Moors and Christians in honor of San Vicente Ferrer and San José or live the tradition at parties in honor of their patron saint, San Lorenzo.
The Mediterranean, crucible of cultures and a bridge between civilisations, has marked the physiognomy of this municipal area over the centuries. The area has been inhabited since time immemorial, in fact Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic artefacts have been found in the "Cova de les Cendres". The Iberians also left their hallmark until they lost their identity due to the Romanisation of the territory. After the Romans, farmers and livestock breeders, who may have named this area, came the Arabs. They were responsible for giving shape to the splendid terraced landscape we still enjoy today, and for naming numerous parts of the municipal area. In the 13th century, when the armies of James I appeared, the culture, traditions and customs that make up the friendly, cheerful and hospitable character of this Mediterranean people started to germinate. The municipal area was legally created in 1386 and, shortly afterwards, in 1410, we received a visit from an historical figure, St Vicente Ferrer, our first famous tourist. During the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries the community suffered from continuous attacks from Berber pirates. It was then that our most significant architectural legacy was built: the Cap d'Or watchtower, the Santa Catalina Church-Fortress and the Sala de Jurats i Justicies. After the tower, which is now commonly known as the Castell de Moraira (Moraira castle) or Castell de la Mar (Castle of the Sea) were built, and under its protection, a small settlement started to develop, mainly reliant on fishing, but also engaged in other activities. In the 19th century, the economy of the Marina Alta district started booming as a result of raisin exports to the rest of Europe and to America. Calle Almacenes is still reminiscent of these buildings which were used to store raisins, before they were taken in the fishermen's small vessels to larger ships in the bay for export to their destinations. The first economic activity in the municipal area, agriculture, which produces the delightful sweet Roman muscat grapes used to make an exquisite wine, mistela, started to decline in the mid-20th century with the arrival of the tourist industry. El Portet and Platgetes still show signs of the first holidaymakers to come here in the middle of the last century. However, it was at the end of the sixties and the beginning of the seventies when we started to welcome visitors who came to enjoy the wonderful climate, attractive beaches and lovely scenery. Holidaymakers who come here now will find a town with a rich natural, historical, artistic and monumental heritage. Those looking for culture will find numerous stories, legends and people who offer a friendly welcome.
The more traditional Rojales, with its cave neighborhoods and its deep-rooted orchard culture, contrasts with the important tourist complex that make up the urbanizations of Ciudad Quesada, Pueblo Lucero, Doña Pepa, Pueblo Bravo and El Pepín. These urbanizations equipped with the best comforts and services, have become one of the main engines of residential tourism on the Costa Blanca, as proven by the 5,000 families, from Spain and the rest of Europe, who have settled in the town in the last years. The perfect communications, the mild climate and the interesting culture that surrounds Rojales, are attractions that convince tourists, national and foreign, to install their home in the municipality.
Founded by the mythical Arab caudillo Raduan belonged to the Jewish family of Jaime de Santángel. Soon it was populated by Arabs and Christians who managed to become independent of the neighboring Orihuela in the early date of century XVI. Nowadays it is an average town, with 5,150 inhabitants, to which the Segura irrigates thanks to the channel of Escorratel. At the foot of the Sierra de Segura, alone in the plain that surrounds it and populated by prickly pears as well as by scrub thin, is a town of rich agriculture of high technology dedicated to the hortofruticultura although in time it was famous his production of hemp and cotton. From this production has resulted an incipient artisan industrialization that produces alpargatas and ceramics. The population of Redován is maintained in a growing rhythm and at present it is between the seven and eight thousand inhabitants. -Redovan’s name is purely Arab and refers to the knight or family who owned the town, which in the beginning was nothing else, in the whole of its term, than a farm or estate of the vast territory that then depended on Orihuela. Some want to derive them from Farax Ben Redvan or Reduan, general of the Moorish King of Granada, who invaded and sacked Guardamar in 1331, and encamped in the foothills of our sierra, staying in the place which, for this reason, they say took then name Of his name. But this does not seem to be the truest truth, since before 1331, in the Book of Repartimientos of Orihuela it is mentioned already with the name of “Aben-Redvan”, that means: “Of the children of Redován”; Which clearly alludes to an owner of the same name as the General, but long before him.
Currently El Poble Nou de Benitatxell is a town with many natural resources to escape and visit. Many beautiful hiking trails, coves and cliffs, and lots of nature to enjoy and get lost, enjoying this and spend some awesome days. El Poble Nou de Benitatxell has a rich and interesting past thanks to different cultures that lived in different dwellings and farmhouses and left very visible traces in toponymy, language in general and some buildings and customs. The first signs of occupation dating from the Paleolithic, discovered by studies in the Cove del Moro. In this same site and in els Forats of the gorge of l'Asbardal, there also have been found remains of the Calcolitic era (among 2.200 BC - 1800 BC). Already in the Bronze age (1800 BC - 700 BC) evidence of inhabitants are determined in the Tossal d'Arnau and Tossal Redó. Both are located at the top of two hills, in presumed location of defence and control of the territory. In the Iberian era (550 BC - 210 BC) the presence of three remarkable cores have been detected. The Tossal de l'Abiar continues to be a settlement with clear purpose of defence. But in its vicinity have been found interesting objects in the slope of the Hill known as Cova de les Bruixes (cave of the Witches). There were also evidence of remains of ceramics in els Valentins or La Font. In El Poble Nou de Benitatxell are significant signs of Roman era (210 - 476 BC) in the part of l'Abiar. The settlement of Tossal de Abiar can be associated as a farmstead which furthermore also exert control over the territory surrounding it. The large occur of groundwater favoured the agriculture holdings. In the area of el Pous of l’Abiar also some remains have been found related to the wine production. Towards the South of the actual village, will consider the possible existence of settlements at the Camí de la Roca. In the area of Pinaret, also various remains from Later Roman age have been located. One of the most important relicts from the Islamic period is the toponymic contribution which even appears in the name of the municipality, Benitatxell (with references to Benitexil or Benitagel). Of this culture are conserved items of names such as Abiar, Alcassar, Lluca, Moraig (Almoraig), Benicambra, etc. In 1497 an independent village existed in the area of Lluca. Several farmhouses from the 11th century been detected, in the part of Abiar, with architectural remains of well shafts, a cave and a Manor House. Records of a necropolis of the Muslim-Hispanic era in the part of el Alcassar have been discovered to. And in the old Benitagel, documents describe structures of silos or small food stores. This farmstead would be located on the current grounds of the Church. All this, shows the importance of the Arab culture in the municipality. In 1244 the Christian troops of Jaume I conquered the city of Dénia (Daniya) and its territory, in which was located El Poble Nou de Benitatxell. Several historical ups and downs, including the expulsion of the Moors in 1609, led, between the years 1609 to 1617, to the depopulation and abandonment of ancient Arab farmhouses in Abiar and Benitagell. From that date on began the repopulation of Christians from Mallorca, mainly from lower basin of the Segre and Lleida. They built the church, dedicated to St. Maria Magdalene (1710), where the new inhabitants grouped around. The Village belonged to Xàbia, within the Marquisat of Dénia, until 1698, when it gained its independency, since then, its coat of arms can still be seen the 5 stars of Dénia House. The Act of formation of the University of Benitatxell, on January 4th 1698, gives witness to the existence of 22 houses, where lived a hundred inhabitants. Among the population centres of Benitatxell and the farmstead of Abiar, it also refers to a church located in the heart of Benitatxell. The above-mentioned Act marks the limits of the municipal term and makes reference to the "Poble antich que al present está derruit anomenat de Lluca". As opposed to this old town, was created the nickname Poble Nou (new village), used in the whole region upon now, so that the actual name is El Poble Nou de Benitatxell.
Monóvar [moˈnoβaɾ]) is a municipality in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà in the Valencian Country, Spain.
The Pegolí term is full of material witnesses that make us think that man occupied these valleys from the Middle Paleolithic in an area near the town called Benirrames, and that in our valley with the passage of time all cultures and societies will converge until the present. The sedentarism of the man causes that the caves are substituted for habitats in height as evidenced by the Ambra deposits, the Muntanyeta Verde, the Tossal de Bullentó, etc. The man will go down from the heights to the plan to devote himself - in addition to hunting - to fishing and agriculture, the remains that testify in the depopulated of the Plan to the marsh are from the Bronze Age, from the same culture They have found remains in the Tozal Raso and Penyaroja. From the Iberian period we know very little except that throughout the term material remains appear that confirm us in one way or another the social presence in this era. The arrival of the Romans in our valley was linked to the proximity of Dénia and its port, and some Roman villas were established on the sides of a secondary road that linked Xàtiva and Dénia by the interior, the route of which would go along the road old of Denia by Corners. The romanization left important footprints in Sant Antoni, Benigánim, Tossalet de las Mondes, Bullentó ... and later burials to the departure of Gaià with abundant ceramics and grave goods from the VI-VII centuries and others to the departure of Castelló de la same time. The Muslims occupied the Pego valley around the year 716, they settled in alqueries scattered throughout the term witness of which is the extensive rural toponymic heritage that has remained. They made major agricultural transformations and created new irrigation systems that would later be inherited and improved by Christians. When Jaume I decided to conquer the valley, Pego was a group of Islamic alqueries which depended on the castle of Ambra. Once the valley was conquered, the repopulation began with Christian settlers who came from Catalonia mostly. The monarch granted the rents of the valley to his son in February of 1263 and after the decisive two letters of settlement (1279 and 1286) began to build the walled town of Pego, with three doors and some sixteen towers that closed it. It was the birth of Pego as an urban area and was a new creation built on the old Uxola Alqueria. Since the year 1325 Pego passed from Reialenc to be a place of lordship and governed by noble families such as the Cardona, the Vilanova, the Centelles, Borja and lately the Osuna. In the fifteenth century Christians lived in the town and the suburb of the square (current Main Street), while Muslims or Mudejars did to the alqueries of Favara, Atzeneta and Benumeia. After the expulsion of the Moors in 1609 the valley was almost depopulated and new settlers from the Balearic Islands had to come to populate the nearby valleys in Pego. When the Crown was left without direct descendants in 1700 Pegolins peasants supported the Austrian cause, but very soon, before the advance of power borbó, ended up to be faithful to Felip V, which after the defeat of Almansa abolish the fueros and establish the Bourbon and Castilian centralism in all our lands. From the 18th century, the great intensive agricultural transformations began, especially the marsh, with the first documented introductions of rice cultivation appearing at the end of this century. Already in the nineteenth century the necessary mechanisms to increase production that reached its peak in 1930, along with the cultivation of orange, would be put into operation. If the War of Succession ended destroying much of the medieval towers and walls, the economic and demographic increase of the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century would be responsible for destroying the two main gates, the Maiorasgo and the Arrabal or the Plaza , for the widening of the population. Only the Portal de Sala remained and is still standing today, which Antuvi led to the fountain and the medieval garden. The nineteenth century was a hectic and exalted century and Pego did not remain in addition to the important events of the rest of the state. The Carlist struggles, the political struggles between liberals and moderates, the bandolerisme, the insurrectional movements of republicanism, everything, we must highlight the bloody and fratricidal struggle between the Senes and the Ganyans that tried to make clear the famous Mayorazgo Ceniza.
L'Atzúbia (Valencian: [laˈdzubia]) or Adsubia (Spanish: [aðˈsuβja]) is a municipality in the comarca of Marina Alta in the north of the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is enclaved in the Pego Valley. The neighbouring municipalities are: Vilallonga and Oliva to the north, Oliva and Pego to the east, La Vall de Gallinera and Vilallonga to the west; and La Vall de Gallinera and Pego to the south.
Beniardá is a place that is offered on foot to the curiosity of the people. From the road you can count the houses, one by one. And from the neighbor Benimantell you can even follow the movement of people. It is poured into the valley as it is, showing all its secrets, if any. A short aqueduct crosses the road formed as a gateway to the town, the first house of which is their school group. Good sign! The teaching is given from the beginning. The traveler trusts that all the inhabitants will arrive at the end of childhood knowing, if not more, the first letters that allow them to advance independently … Beniardá, like the rest of the cores of the Guadalest valley, lets its Moorish roots spring up. The unique layout of its small streets, the choice of place, the habits of its people and more than one dress make us think of that past civilization – because civilized were and I think a little more than those who expelled them – that marked such a footprint deep in our land, where they left a very simple trace to follow. Still work the fields – not all – with the methods created by the ancestors of a good number of comarcanos. And they still eat simple dishes of the Moorish cuisine that was not bad, no …
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