{"id":71222,"date":"2021-09-17T11:21:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T11:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turisme.dival.es\/destino\/picassent\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T10:27:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T10:27:29","slug":"picassent","status":"publish","type":"destino","link":"https:\/\/turisme.dival.es\/en\/destino\/picassent\/","title":{"rendered":"Picassent"},"featured_media":50199,"template":"","situacion":[1965,2188],"class_list":["post-71222","destino","type-destino","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","situacion-lhorta-en","situacion-picassent-en"],"acf":{"titulo":"Picassent","subtitulo":"","situacion":"Interior","banner":[{"imagen_banner":50199,"video_del_banner":null}],"descripcion":"Picassent is a Valencian municipality located in the administrative region of L\u2019Horta Sud. It forms part of the Valencian metropolitan area, and lies 17 km from the city of Valencia. It has a population of about 20,000 inhabitants and is located at an altitude of 50 m above sea level.","galeria-poblacion":[50229,50253,50274,50320,50326,50331,50336,50341,50346,50351],"descripcion_2":"

Gastronomy:<\/h4>\r\n\u201cArroz en perol\u201d (with beans, turnips and pork) and the popular sweet \u201cpilota\u201d (with almonds, bread, sugar and cinnamon) are the most representative of Picassent\u2019s dishes. A good place to sample typical Valencian cuisine is the town of Picassent. The village\u2019s cuisines includes traditional paella, stew, chickpea stew, \u201carr\u00f3s fesols i amb naps\u201d (rice with beans and turnip) and meat known as \u201cl\u2019espardeny\u00e0\u201d.\r\n

Places of interest:<\/h4>\r\nThe Church of Saint Christopher, the Hermitage of Our Lady of Vallivana (both from the 18th century) and the Espioca Tower are Picassent\u2019s main monuments. The landscapes of \u201cla Cueva del \u00c1guila\u201d and \u201cla Cueva de Moneders\u201d, \u201cel Motll\u00f3 de l\u2019Almut\u201d, \u201cla Fuente de Ninyerola\u201d and \u201cla fuente de l\u2019Omet\u201d are the most notable in Picassent. Perhaps the most important monument is the 11th century, Muslim Espioca Tower, which is located in Picassent Castle. It is a defensive fortification that was also used as a watchtower. The 17th century Parish Church of Saint Christopher is predominantly neoclassical and stands on the former site of a Muslim mosque. It is one of the most valued and most loved buildings in the village.\r\n

Festivities:<\/h4>\r\nThe main festivities take place on 10th July, and are held in honour of Saint Christopher (accompanied by a week of bullfighting activities). On 8th and 9th September, festivities are held in honour of Our Lady of La Vallivana and the Christ of Faith. Activities include a floral offering, procession, agricultural machinery fair, etc. The traditional festivities are held on 9th October, the Valencia Region Day, during which the victorious campaign of James I of Aragon is celebrated.","color":"#9b861b","fiestas":null,"gastronomia":null,"mas_informacion":null,"turist-info":[{"nombre_oficina":"Tourist Info Valencia","datos_oficina":"Diputaci\u00f3n. C\/Poeta Querol, s\/n (Bajos Teatro Principal). 46002 Valencia\r\nTel. 963514907\r\nEmail: dipuvalencia@touristinfo.net<\/a>"}],"turist-info_rel":75480,"descargables":null,"localizacion_mapa":"