Benasau

After the winding and narrow port of Confrides, we reach the valley that forms the Sierra Aitana, Sierra Serrella and Sierra dels Plans through which the Seta and Frainos rivers flow. The first town we meet is Benasau, name of Arab origin. Agricultural town that belonged to the Señorío de los Barones de Finestrat whose palace is still preserved near the church. The town is small and stretches along the road that, from Alcoy, leads to Callosa d'En Sarriá. In the old era of the village, the sports facilities have been erected. Near Benasau, a good reason for excursion we have in a small unpopulated Moorish called Ares del Bosque that has nothing to do with the God of war. Its depopulation comes from the expulsion that the Moriscos suffered in 1609. Population of Muslim origin. It was occupied in the middle of the 13th century by King Jaime I of Aragón. Place of moriscos that with the uprising of Al-Azraq and the subsequent expulsion, almost depopulated. The year 1609 had about 145 inhabitants. From 1535 he became part of the rectory of Alcolecha, from which he later separated.