Banyeres de Mariola

Cities - Villages

It is located in the north of the province of Alicante, in the region of La Hoya de Alcoy. Places of interest to visit: Castillo (Castell): It is erected on the rocky spur of the hill of Águila (tossal de l'Àguila), at an altitude of 830 meters above sea level, of Arab origin (12th century), it has an irregular polygonal plant of double enclosure, The one that stands out is the 17m Homage Tower, which was declared BIC in 1985. Tower of the Font Bona: Fortified tower of the 16th century. When it was built, it was isolated and had the function of controlling communication channels, although at present it is annexed to other houses. The building, with a square floor plan, has four heights and was built with masonry walls, and is currently topped by an Arab tile roof with two gables.It lived a long period of restoration between 1991 and 1997 in order to housing the Valencian Paper Museum and later the Municipal Archaeological Museum, and is declared a BIC. Hermitage of San Jorge (Hermitage of Sant Jordi): Formerly part of the buildings of the Molino Sol. It is neo-Gothic style and was rebuilt in the 1980s on the site of the old cemetery. Parochial Church of Santa María de la Misericordia (Església Parroquial de la Mare de Deu de la Misericòrdia): It began to be built in 1734 according to the Corinthian baroque style, during the Spanish Civil War a large part of the images and the altarpiece were pillaged, that had to be replaced later.