{"id":72273,"date":"2021-08-20T07:33:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T07:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turisme.dival.es\/destino\/ayora\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T14:20:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T14:20:23","slug":"ayora","status":"publish","type":"destino","link":"https:\/\/turisme.dival.es\/en\/destino\/ayora\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayora"},"featured_media":72275,"template":"","situacion":[1997],"class_list":["post-72273","destino","type-destino","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","situacion-ayora-en"],"acf":{"titulo":"Ayora","subtitulo":"","situacion":"Interior","banner":[{"imagen_banner":72275,"video_del_banner":null}],"descripcion":"Ayora surprises visitors because it offers a number of complementary attractions. The traveller will discover a town full of history, clearly manifested in the richness of its historical and artistic heritage and the legacy of human presence from its most remote manifestations. Along with this rich heritage, mention may be made of the richness and abundance of the environmental and landscape resources.\r\n\r\nThe urban centre of Ayora extends around the town\u2019s castle, perched on a 640m hill populated with large boulders. Its urban centre is composed of various neighbourhoods which enable the visitor to appreciate the legacy of Ayora\u2019s history.","galeria-poblacion":"","descripcion_2":"

Gastronomy:<\/h4>\r\nUnquestionably, Ayora\u2019s star product is honey. As Ayora is Spain\u2019s largest honey producer, honey can be tasted in all of its varieties in every corner of the town. The dishes prepared with honey include:\r\n\u2013 \u201cEl Aguamiel\u201d. A dessert made with thin, elongated pieces of pumpkin baked in honey syrup and served cold.\r\n\u2013 Lettuce with honey: tender lettuce leaves dipped in honey.\r\n\u2013 Nougat \u201cgrullos\u201d: made with flour, eggs and honey.\r\n\r\nOther sweets and desserts include almonds, \u201csuspiros\u201d, sweet potato cakes, \u201ctorta de llanda\u201d and marzipan.\r\n\r\nAnother of the star products of our cuisine is cured sausage. They have been produced in the traditional manner and in accordance with the highest levels of quality for years. The different varieties available include \u201clonganizas\u201d, \u201cmorcillas\u201d, \u201cchorizos\u201d and a large etc. Among the wide variety of cured sausages, there are two specialities that are typical of Ayora: \u201cGuarras\u201d and \u201cEl Perro\u201d.\r\n\r\nIt would be easy to continue discussing the virtues of local produce, such as the town\u2019s desserts. Every local festivity has its own traditional dessert.\r\n\r\nWe can also highlight the \u201ctortas fritas\u201d (fried cakes) and sweet potato cakes.\r\n\r\nMention can also be made of our traditional bakeries.\r\n\r\nBut it is a better idea to invite you to the town\u2019s Food Fair.\r\n\r\n\u201cEl primer corte de la MIEL\u201d Fair\r\n\r\nThis fair is held every October, allowing visitors to sample all the aforementioned products and the most typical dishes from Ayora and the nearby villages.\r\n

Places of interest:<\/h4>\r\nCastle<\/strong>\r\nThis monument is located on an elevation in the centre of the town. Possibly built in the mid-13th century, following the Christian reconquest, atop an old Arab construction. The site consisted of a residential palace with four floors, two strongholds and a great keep, along with other areas for soldiers and servants, cisterns and gardens. The site was surrounded by almost a thousand metres of walls and defence towers.\r\n\r\nThe castle was left in ruins by the troops of Philip V during the War of the Spanish Succession, but its beautiful profile and large dimensions still evoke its historical presence. Its ruins include the keep, a square, the false door, commissioned by the Marquise of Zenete in the 16th-century and above which figure his coat of arms, as well as curtain walls, walls, round turrets, pits, tanks, etc.\r\n\r\nParish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption\r\n<\/strong>The site, located in the centre of town, is a more than interesting compendium of the architecture created between the 16th- and 17th-centuries. The nave (42 metres long by 13 metres wide and 23.6 metres high) consists of five bodies, to which the area of the presbytery must be added. The side chapels located between the buttresses are separated by pilasters with Corinthian capitals, atop of which sits a large cornice from which the vault ribs emerge. Its interior houses splendid altarpieces by Y\u00e1\u00f1ez de Almedina, a painter trained in Valencia by the disciples of Leonardo da Vinci. We also find oils, including El \u00c1ngel Tutelar de Ayora, by Vicente L\u00f3pez, and a Gothic altarpiece with painted panels created by the Valencian School of the 16th-century, the members of which were related to the circle of the master Cabanillas.\r\n\r\nChurch of Saint Mary Major\r\n<\/strong>The Church of Saint Mary Major is a gothic religious building that was built in 13th-century, extended in the 15th-century and renovated in the 18h-century. The church follows the typology of the so-called \u201creconquista\u201d. It has a single nave with wooden roof set on diaphragm arches.\r\n\r\nSaint Anthony\u2019s Cross<\/strong>Located at the entrance of the village when entering from Almansa. A Gothic cross marking the limit of the municipality, carved in stone and set beneath a protective aedicula that is raised on four columns. Its\r\nconstruction is attributed to Miguel Mols\u00f3s in the 15th-century. It is an octagonal stone pillar measuring over 2 m high, crowned by a cross. This upper cross bears a crucified Christ in the interior of one of its faces, and an image of the Virgin on the other.\r\n\r\n\u201cHilo Rojo\u201d Route\r\n<\/strong>There many locations in Ayora worthy of note. The \u201cHilo Rojo\u201d Route allows visitors to discover every corner of the town.\r\n\r\nIf anything characterises Ayora, it is the richness of its natural setting. Shortly after leaving the town we are able to enjoy nature, the mountain ranges and nature trails and admire a wide variety of native species and animals.\r\n\r\nNatural Areas<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLa Hunde<\/strong>\r\nTo the northeast of the town of Ayora and at the foot of the \u201cSierra Palomera\u201d, or \u201cMuela de la Hunde\u201d, range, some 875 meters above sea level, we find one of Valencia\u2019s most important natural heritage sites. With the abundant flow of \u201cla Fuente de la Cadena\u201d spring, it makes for a very pleasant landscape, and one that is especially recommended for camping. It occupies a large, very-well maintained pine forest where there are fully-equipped camping and recreation areas, as well as a circular pool that collects water from La Cadena. It is noted for the variety of its fauna (genet, wild boar, golden eagle, eagle, squirrels \u2026) and flora (maple, ash, holms oaks, junipers, oaks and pines).\r\n\r\nMontemayor\r\n<\/strong>This 1200m-peak is located approximately two kilometres from the town and offers panoramic views. At the top there is a hermitage, which is the destination of a pilgrimage on 3rd May each year.\r\n\r\nSierra de Ayora\r\n<\/strong>The range lies east of Ayora and covers approximately 20,000 Ha. Reaching 1,000 metres above sea level, it allows the visitor a bird\u2019s eye view of Ayora Valley and La Canal de Navarr\u00e9s. There are a multitude of natural enclaves (fountains, shelters, caves \u2026.) to be found in the range, all of which are interesting for their wealth of flora and fauna.\r\n\r\nSierra de Palomera\r\n<\/strong>\u201cEl Pico de la Palomera\u201d is 1,258 meters above sea level, being the highest point in the administrative region. On one side, some 1,000 meters above sea level, we can enter \u201cLa Cueva Negra\u201d, which reaches a depth of about 200 metres. It has ample galleries and an abundance of stalactites and stalagmites.\r\n\r\nLa Hoz\r\n<\/strong>A natural setting with abundant vegetation due to the moisture in the area. Different species of birds, such as vultures, can be seen.\r\n

Festivities:<\/h4>\r\nFESTIVITY OF THE HOLY ANGEL<\/strong>\r\nAyora has a secular tradition that is part of the popular religiosity of \u201cAyorinos\u201d and identity of our town. It is represented by the devotion to the Holy Angel and the celebration of the corresponding festivities on the second Monday of January.\r\n\r\nCARNIVAL\r\n<\/strong>Carnival Week takes place during the week of Ash Wednesday.\r\n\r\nHOLY WEEK\r\n<\/strong>The most colourful events of this religious week are most certainly the processions. They all take place on Good Friday. The procession depicting the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ takes place during the morning.\r\n\r\nAUGUST FESTIVITIES. BULL-RUNNING IN HONOUR OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION\r\n<\/strong>Bulls. Held from 8th to 15th August, with the main ingredients being the cult of the Our Lady of the Assumption, bull-running and live music.\r\n\r\n\u201cEL PRIMER CORTE DE LA MIEL\u201d FAIR\r\n<\/strong>Celebrated during the weekend nearest the Valencia Region Day, \u201cEl Primer Corte de la Miel\u201d Fair is designed to promote Ayora\u2019s gastronomic, tourist and cultural traditions. It includes honey-related exhibitions, such as honey-cutting exhibitions in which the local beekeepers show us how they work with hives. There is no doubt that \u201cEl Corte de la Miel de Ayora\u201d is a great way to sample the sweet local products.","color":"#dea827","fiestas":null,"gastronomia":null,"mas_informacion":null,"turist-info":[{"nombre_oficina":"Tourist Info Ayora","datos_oficina":"Calle San Francisco s\/n (Casa de la Cultura), 46620 Ayora\r\nTelf: 961890658\r\nEmail: ayora@touristinfo.net\r\nWeb: http:\/\/www.ayora.es\r\nSchedule:\r\nMon, Fri, Sat and Sun from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mon, Thu, Fri and Sat from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m."}],"turist-info_rel":75567,"descargables":[{"nombre_documento":"Castellar de Meca","archivo_documento":2772},{"nombre_documento":"","archivo_documento":""},{"nombre_documento":"","archivo_documento":""},{"nombre_documento":"","archivo_documento":""},{"nombre_documento":"","archivo_documento":""},{"nombre_documento":"","archivo_documento":""},{"nombre_documento":"","archivo_documento":""},{"nombre_documento":"","archivo_documento":""},{"nombre_documento":"","archivo_documento":""},{"nombre_documento":"","archivo_documento":""}],"localizacion_mapa":"