This itinerary constitutes a definite and safe route for the traditional pilgrimages that reach from the Vega Baja, through Crevillent, to the Cave of San Pascual in the monfortina parish of Orito. The starting point is located on the Ainach road, in the vicinity of the road of Hondón de las Nieves (CV-845), beginning the route between crops and cottages. This stretch remains practically straight, crossing the ravine of the River at the height of the Iron Channel before linking with the Carrasca road. The itinerary merges with the road of La Romana (CV-846), near the place of the Hondo de Las Fuentes. This recreational area is a traditional meeting place at certain times of the year such as "Mona's Day" or "La Jira". The city of Aspe is accessed through Avenida 3 de Agosto. The layout borders the Municipal Sports Pavilion and passes in front of the "Virgen de las Nieves" Nursing Home, located next to "La Cruz de Orihuela", a traditional religious element in the town. The route continues along Castelar Street, a road that receives the Virgen de las Nieves, patron saint of the municipality, every two years, and where the Wagner Theater is located, a modernist building built in 1922 and restored in 1995. The streets of San Pedro and San José leads to the historic center, leaving on the right the Plaza Mayor with the homes of the early s. XX, the Basilica of Our Lady of Socorro (18th century), of the Baroque Valencian style, and the historic building of the Town Hall (1641). The route runs along the Avenida de la Constitución where the "El Cisco" House (19th century) is located, which houses the Municipal Historical Museum, to turn onto Calle Lepanto towards the Tarafa River. The itinerary descends to the Tarafa riverbed through the park located behind the bus station. The path takes advantage of the cycle path that runs along the banks of this watercourse, enabled after an environmental restoration by the Hydrographic Confederation of Júcar. This river has a well-preserved fluvial ecosystem, where the olmedas or malls stand out, as well as historical elements such as the Rafa de Perceval (19th-century irrigation for the use of water for irrigation), the Fuente de Barrenas, which supplied drinking water to Elche through the aqueduct of which the Bridge of the Four and Five Eyes (18th century) are part, or the ruins of flour mills that existed in the area, such as that of Meseguera. Finally, on the Quincoces road the trail ends, to link with the Novelda and Monforte del Cid itineraries towards the San Pascual Cave. Time: 1h 53 min. Type of route: Hiking Difficulty: Low Distance: 7.504 meters
The Hermitage is located in an area called Tápena house. The area has recreational areas, tables, barbecues, fountains, toilets, etc., where pines and olive trees predominate.
The municipal cemetery of Alicante Our Lady of the Remedy, whose construction began in 1918 according to project of the municipal architect Francisco Fajardo Guardiola, came into operation in 1925, although an epidemic of influenza occurred in the same year 1918 forced to establish a mass grave despite the facilities had not been inaugurated yet. In 1931 the management was definitively transferred to the new premises of the Cemetery Square, after the closing of the old San Blas Cemetery. Inside you can find, among other elements and assets of interest for its architecture, both funerary and historical: the crypt-pantheon, built once the Civil War ended, the wake hall or the historical artistic cemetery. There are many illustrious citizens from Alicante buried in the municipal cemetery, such as the poet Miguel Hernández, Jose María Py, who was the founder of the Bonfires of Alicante, the architect José Guardiola Picó or the painter Gastón Castelló. From the administration office, located next to the main entrance of the cemetery, the attention to the necessary public is offered, both at the orientative level to be able to move by the different zones of the enclosure, and as of procedure and administrative management in funeral matter.
Located at the entrance of Busot, the Ermita de San José became the scene of one of the most important moments of the Moors and Christians: the offering of flowers in honor of its patron, San Jose. Its construction dates back to the eighteenth century. With a Latin cross, the ship measures 15 by 4.50 meters (7.70 m on the cruise) and the foot has three sections with chapels between internal buttresses. The section header has access to the sacristy and house of the hermit. The facade is polygonal in shape, facing west. The door, and lowered arch vain leaves panels. On it, a hollow niche covered with triangular tympanum, on corbels, covers a bas - relief stone San Jose. In the center of the oculus frotón it has a circular, and all voids and the upper profile have stone moldings. Ermita de San José is also the starting point for the Cavalcade of the Magi in the magical night of 5 January.
Built on a Jesuit school, this building was built by religious orders from the Royal Visitation in Madrid, under the patronage of Mr Carlos María Isidro de Borbón and his wife Ms María de Asís de Braganza y Borbón. Neoclassic in style, it was built between 1826 and 1832. The facade is built using red and black marble and the flags of Spain and Portugal can be seen, as well as the Saints Frances of Sales, Carlos Borromeo, Joan de Chantal and Frances of Asís. Inside the church, which boasts a latin cross floor, there is an interesting collection of religious themed pictures by the court painter, the Valencian Vicente López.
The works of the Parish Church of San Pedro Apóstol began on March 9, 1780 and its construction culminated in 1788. However, the temple was destroyed, along with other buildings in the town, because of the earthquake that struck Rojales in 1829. In this way, its façade manifests today an eclectic style as a result of the passage of time and the change of ecclesiastical architectural styles. It should be noted in its interior the great dome, the work of Fray Antón VIllanueva, and its careful religious imagery.
The parochial Church of Saint Mary, located in the town square, is in the barroque style and it was completed in the years 1752. Inside, in the shape of the Latin cross the church has many stones that were once part of an ancient temple built at the foot of the castle, now the town theater. The top of the bell tower was destroyed down to the belfry foundations during the Spanish civil war, restoration work was started in 1950 and finished a year later when the current clock was put in place. Along “Calle de la Malena” we came to the door of the visiting communion Chapel, built after the main church. The first stone was laid on the 17th of June 1897, and it was officially open two years later on September the third 1899 to coincide whit the fest of the sacred relics.
Procathedral with blue dome and cloister. Its Latin cross plant with short arms, lateral chapels communicated to each other and an ambulatory in the head whose formalization comes from the radial seriation of the same chapels of the nave. The whole presides over a powerful dome cassetted in negative through which light enters.
The Museum of the Virgin of the Assumption, Patroness of Elche (MUVAPE) tells us through sculptural, pictorial, goldsmith and textile pieces, dated between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries, the history of the Virgin Mary and the history of the image of the Patron of the city. Some elements used by this image stand out during the celebration of the Mystery of Elche, Intangible Heritage of Humanity since 2001. The first years of Maria's life and her relationship with her son Jesus are narrated with some wood carvings and ivory of the centuries XVII and XVIII. Other pieces bring us closer to the Christian tradition, gathered in the Mystery of Elche, according to which Mary lived in Jerusalem her last years. There she died assisted by the apostles, but she was resurrected and ascended to heaven body and soul. The Holy Trinity crowned her as Queen of Creation. Mantles Devotion to the Assumption of Mary was introduced to our lands by Jaime I the Conqueror. The local tradition tells that on December 29, 1370, an ark arrived at one of the beaches of Elche, inside of which was found the image of the Virgin and the consueta of her Mystery. The figure was enthroned in the hermitage of San Sebastián where the Brotherhood was in charge of promoting their cult and in 1648 it was definitively moved to the church of Santa María. Between 1673 and 1784 the current Basilica was built, in whose central dressing room the figure of the Patron is venerated. The devotion of the ilicitanos has given rise over the centuries to numerous donations. Mantles and vestments, crowns and jewels, furniture and real estate form the rich patrimony of the Virgin of Elche, which are exhibited in the museum. A special section is dedicated to José Tormo y Juliá, bishop of Orihuela between 1767 and 1790, whose memory remains among the ilicitanos. In addition to providing the city with drinking water, the chapel of the Communion of Santa María was completed at its expense. On October 3, 1784 he consecrated the temple and on the episcopal palace that he built for his stays in Elche, now stands the parish house of Santa María. The central point of the feigned chapel of the museum is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin and shows the impressive bed that in the octave of the Assumption, between August 16 and 22, after the celebration of the Mystery, stands before the altar Mayor of Santa Maria and becomes for eight days in the devotional center of the city.
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