Chapels
Bocairent has a total of nine chapels dedicated to various saints, three of which can be found in the old quarter, whilst the other six are located in the surrounding area. CHAPELS IN THE OLD...
View ArticleBridges-Aqueducts
THE RIBERET BRIDGE 1899. Built as a result of the construction of the road to L’Alcudia, Ontinyent and Villena, it connected the train stations between L’Alcudia, Canals and Villena, whilst at the same...
View ArticleThe fountains
The fountains of the historic quarter are the result of an early channeling drinking water, the late eighteenth century. The Sant Jaume Fountain Dating from 1854. Notable for being built directly...
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The Cave Convent
The actual convent building is in itself of great interest but below its floors it holds another, even more fascinating structure; an ancient subterranean convent that was chiselled out of the rock...
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The Parish Church
This is one of Bocairent’s most emblematic buildings. Constructed on top of the old Arabic castle of Bekiren, and consecrated in 1516, it was originally built in the Gothic style and later adapted to...
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The bullring
Dating from 1843, this is the oldest bullring in the Valencian Community. A unique and singular construction, seeing as most of it was excavated out of the rock. The hilly terrain gives the bullring...
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Ice caves
Before the arrival of fridge-freezer technology, nature’s cold was harnessed through the development of the commerce in snow and ice, a business that reached its peak during the XVII and XIX...
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The Colomer Caves
The Moorish Caves’ Interpretation Centre in Bocairent provides information and explanations about the numerous cave-window structures found at the head of the Clariá River, the area where the majority...
View ArticleThe historic quarter
Bocairent’s peculiar geographical situation has favoured the development of different cultures throughout its long history. Remains of Neolithic human settlements have been found in the “Vinalopó” and...
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The Moorish Caves
WARNING: DIFFICULT access, not suitable for people with claustrophobia or vertigo. Access NOT SUITABLE for pregnant women, babies, people with knee or hip prostheses. Some physical effort is required...
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