Full Day Tour Bocairent and Islamic Labyrinth from Benidorm
Highlights
Discover the interior of the Valencian Community, its mountainous landscape, and its lesser-known and well-preserved historical cities that will surprise you. Xàtiva was one of the most important historical cities, full of palaces and heritage, the place where the famous Borgia family was born. We will go up by car to its castle, which was a state prison and has landscapes and views of more than 80km. We will continue visiting Ontinyent, a city with an old textile industry that preserves the medieval quarter, the duchess's palace and a fantastic museum of Moors and Christians festivals and parades that we will visit. Finally we will visit Anna, where there is a palace restored by artisans brought from Morocco, making carvings, art and gardens that have given it fame and is known as 'the Valencian Alhambra'
Itinerary
Valencia
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeRoute and displacement to destination. During this time we will depart from Valencia capital, towards the destination of Bocairent.Parroquia de la Asuncion de Nuestra Senora
30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedDuring the visit to Anna you will be able to appreciate its lakes, which receive fresh water from different springs and in them you can find ducks, geese and numerous species of waterfowl. In its waters you can also find barbels and trout. In the small islet of the lake, Mesolithic and Eneolithic remains were found, since the Albufera de Anna was a place of prehistoric settlements.Bocairente
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeLocated in the space of the old fortress, where the Muslim qadi lived, it has the floor plan of a fortified medieval palace, we will tour the current palace which was built in the fifteenth century and along with a guided tour more details of how the enclosure will be shared del Palau had a defensive function in the initial years of the feudal conquest and because at the same time it was the seat of an embryonic municipal administrative and political apparatus.Moorish Caves
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedVisit the Palau de la Vila, also known as the Palacio de la DuquesaCava de Sant Blai
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThe emblematic castle that makes it up has existed, according to historical archives, since 1244 when King Jaume I gave the Villa de Anna to the Order of Santiago. The courtyard and the Arab halls of this Palace will be visited, which recreate the decorative world of the Muslims, settled in this municipality from the 12th century, with their splendid ceramic mosaics, coffered ceilings and plasterwork. The modern age makes its way into the Borja and Cervellón rooms, setting each era with decoration and furniture and with a multimedia projection that uses images and sounds to bring the visitor closer to the families that owned Anna County.Bocairente
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeRoute and displacement to destination. During this time we will depart from Bocairent towards the destination of Valencia capital.
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