{"id":69367,"date":"2021-09-17T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T10:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turisme.dival.es\/destino\/bellus\/"},"modified":"2022-01-17T17:28:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T17:28:46","slug":"bellus","status":"publish","type":"destino","link":"https:\/\/turisme.dival.es\/en\/destino\/bellus\/","title":{"rendered":"Bell\u00fas"},"featured_media":78488,"template":"","situacion":[2066,1998],"class_list":["post-69367","destino","type-destino","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","situacion-bellus-en","situacion-la-vall-dalbaida-en"],"acf":{"titulo":"Bell\u00fas","subtitulo":"","situacion":"Interior","banner":[{"imagen_banner":78478,"video_del_banner":null}],"descripcion":"The municipality of Bellus is located in the southeastern foothills of the \u201cSerra Grossa\u201d range, in the north of the \u201cVall d\u2019Albaida\u201d administrative region. It borders with the municipalities of Benig\u00e1nim, Guadass\u00e9quies, Xativa, l\u2019Olleria and Sempere. The local terrain is slightly undulating, except for its northern part, where it reaches an altitude of about 400 m. above sea level. The most significant local peaks are \u201cTossal del Caldero\u201d (298 m.) and \u201cPaller\u201d (392 m.). Bellus has a population of around 373 inhabitants. Its economy is based on traditional agriculture. Almond trees, vines and olive trees are grown in the dryland areas. Vegetables are grown on the irrigated land.","galeria-poblacion":[69368],"descripcion_2":"

Gastronomy:<\/h4>\r\nBellus\u2019s most traditional dish is the succulent \u201carr\u00f2s fesols i amb naps\u201d (rice with broth, beans and turnips). The local sausages are highly appreciated.\r\n

Places of interest:<\/h4>\r\nPalau de BELLVIS<\/strong>\r\nConsidered of regional interest, it is included in the Ministry of Culture\u2019s Inventory of Historical-Artistic Architectural Heritage. The complex, composed of a tower and an adjacent house-palace, is of feudal origin. The tower dates from the 14th century, the palace from a later period. The slender tower was originally a defensive element. It has a rectangular layout and four floors, the last of which would have been crenulated. The palatial house has been greatly modified and reformed over the centuries. Mention may be made of its main entrance, composed of a semicircular arch with elegant keystones.\r\n\r\nParish Church of Saint Anne\r\n<\/strong>The church was built in the 18th century, although it was heavily restored in 1940. Its bell tower, square and of great simplicity, has three sections and a capstone. The bell tower is embedded at the foot of the nave, with three sections and a pediment.\r\n\r\nHermitage of the Holy Christ of the Good Death\r\n<\/strong>The hermitage is located on the outskirts of the village, to the east, in an area known as\u00a0\u2018El Calvario\u2019<\/em>. It is surrounded by a recreation area with trees, stone benches, playground, etc. The hermitage was built in 1935, being severely damaged shortly afterwards during the Spanish Civil War. It was subsequently restored.\r\n\r\n\u201cLa Petxina\u201d Cave\r\n<\/strong>It is a hemispherical cave, forming a large shallow opening and measuring about 20 metres wide. It was inhabited in the Middle Paleolithic, with abundant traces of Mousterian culture having been found, similar to those found at certain levels in \u201cLa Cova Negra\u201d in X\u00e0tiva (about 2 km. distant). They are some of the oldest remains (40,000 years) to have been found in the administrative region.\r\n\r\nEstret de les aig\u00fces\r\n<\/strong>Located in the northeast of the municipality of Bellus, bordering Benig\u00e0nim and X\u00e0tiva. It consists of the riparian area of the entire left bank of the River Albaida as its passes through the ravines that have formed in the Serra Grossa range. It is accessed via the N-340 road, at approximately kilometre 172.5. Here, we find a trail that leads to the River Albaida and ends in a clearing, from where a path runs parallel to the river in the direction of X\u00e0tiva.\r\n\r\nThis is a natural area of great scenic, geomorphological and ecological value, with abundant riparian vegetation, scrubland and limestone crags. This is the natural drainage area for the waters of Vall d\u2019Albaida in the direction of X\u00e0tiva. It is an open cut in the Serra Grossa range, through which the waters of the Rivers Misena, Albaida and Clariano flow.\r\n\r\nIt is historically important as a natural passage, and is currently traversed by the X\u00e0tiva-Alcoi railway on the right side of the river, within the municipality of Benig\u00e0nim. Its waters have led to human settlements since prehistoric times, such as those of \u201cLa Cova de la Petxina\u201d and \u201cLa Cova Negra\u201d (Xativa). They were even used to produce electricity by means of a power plant that operated until the 1950s (located at the municipality of X\u00e0tiva, near the border with Bellus).\r\n

Festivities:<\/h4>\r\nThe main festivities are held on the last Saturday and Sunday of September (around 26th and 27th), in honour of Saint Anne and Christ of the Good Death. The celebrations include parades of Moors and Christians.","color":"#1b889b","fiestas":null,"gastronomia":null,"mas_informacion":null,"turist-info":[{"nombre_oficina":"Tourist Info Bell\u00fas","datos_oficina":"Tel.: 962293104 (Ayto.)"}],"turist-info_rel":null,"descargables":null,"localizacion_mapa":"