{"id":72610,"date":"2022-03-14T16:32:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T16:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turisme.dival.es\/?post_type=destino&p=72610"},"modified":"2022-05-09T09:47:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T09:47:05","slug":"vallada","status":"publish","type":"destino","link":"https:\/\/turisme.dival.es\/en\/destino\/vallada\/","title":{"rendered":"Vallada"},"featured_media":79075,"template":"","situacion":[1967,2243],"class_list":["post-72610","destino","type-destino","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","situacion-la-costera-en","situacion-vallada-en"],"acf":{"titulo":"Vallada","subtitulo":"","situacion":"Interior","banner":[{"imagen_banner":79075,"video_del_banner":null}],"descripcion":"Vallada is located near the River Canyoles and the Serra Grossa and the Serra de Enguera ranges.\r\nIts economy is mainly based on furniture manufacturing.\r\nIt is located at an altitude of 300m above sea level.\r\nIt lies 24km from Xativa, the capital of the administrative region, and 75km from Valencia.\r\nIts population is approximately 3,400 inhabitants.","galeria-poblacion":"","descripcion_2":"

Gastronomy:<\/h4>\r\nIts cuisine is mainly based on rice:\r\n\u201carr\u00f2s en tanda\u201d, Valencian paella, \u201carr\u00f2s cald\u00f3s\u201d and \u201carr\u00f2s al forn\u201d (baked rice).\r\n\r\nAs for sweets and homemade pastries, mention may be made of \u201cla fogassa\u201d, pumpkin fritters, \u201crossegons\u201d, \u201crollet de flora\u201d and \u201ccoca en llanda\u201d.\r\n

Places of interest:<\/h4>\r\nThe Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle<\/strong>. It is Vallada\u2019s most prominent monument. In 1564, the master stonemason Domingo de Gamieta began the construction of this parish church which, after several phases of construction, would be definitively completed following the construction of the Chapel of the Communion in the second half of the 18th century.\r\n\r\nHermitage of Saint Sebastian<\/strong>. Construction was completed in 1746. It replaced a previous hermitage that was already documented in the 16th-century\r\n\r\nHermitage of Christ<\/strong>. It replaced the old chapel of the Calvary and was built in the middle of the 19th century.\r\n\r\nChapel of the Divine Judge<\/strong>. Built after the earthquake of 1748 on the site where the statue of the saint was stored for many months due to the fear of the collapse of the parish church.\r\n\r\n\u201cEl Pare Presentat<\/strong>\u201c. An iron sculpture, designed by Jos\u00e9 Gonzalvo and paid for by the \u201cPare Presentat\u201d association, it was inaugurated in 1980 in honour and recognition of the life, virtues and fame of sanctity of Mercedarian Father Friare Andr\u00e9s Garrido, son of this village (Vallada, 1663, X\u00e0tiva, 1728).\r\n\r\nOld town<\/strong>, with special interest to be found in certain of the most representative streets: Santa Creu, Sant Cayet\u00e0, Santa Rosa and Santa Ana.\r\n\r\nArchaeological Museum<\/strong>. The archaeological materials that make up this museum collection include a full chronology ranging from the Palaeolithic period through to the late Neolithic, Bronze, Iberian and Roman periods, up to medieval times, both Islamic and Christian.\r\n\r\nThe remains of Vallada Castle<\/strong>, of Muslim origin. It is located in the area known as La Pe\u00f1a, at 520m above sea level. It was part of the series of castles guarding the area, together with the castles of Montesa, X\u00e0tiva and Moixent.\r\n\r\nNatural parks:\r\n\r\nChasms and caves\r\n<\/strong>Caving enthusiasts will find in Vallada a wide variety of caves and chasms to explore: \u201cCova del Castell\u201d, \u201cCova del Cavall\u201d, \u201cCova Santa\u201d, \u201cCova Pates\u201d, \u201cCova Mosseguellos\u201d (with remains of cave paintings dating from the Paleolithic age), \u201cSima de la Balarma\u201d, \u201cSima Penya el Sol\u201d, etc.\r\n\r\nBarranco de Boquella i Tarrassos (PR-V 305)\r\n<\/strong>The impressive geomorphology of this area, formed by the two ravines separated by \u201cLa Plana de la Maravillosa\u201d, is very impressive. It covers a large area from the mouth of the ravines on the River Canyoles, extending through the municipalities of Moixent, Ayora and Enguera.\r\n\r\nRiver Canyoles\r\n<\/strong>Vallada\u2019s most important river, which runs through the entire municipality. Here it is possible to observe the typical flora and fauna of humid environments.\r\n\r\nAlt de la Creu\r\n<\/strong>This border area between the municipalities of Vallada, Moixent, Aielo de Malferit and Ontinyent, represents Vallada\u2019s point of highest altitude, and a location in which vegetation that is endemic to the region can be seen.\r\n\r\nSaraella, Peny\u00f3 i Corda del Castell (SL El Peny\u00f3)\r\n<\/strong>A spectacular karst landscape which includes \u201cEl Sumidor\u201d Tunnel and a salt water current that is unique in the region. The contrast of the red clay, the gray limestone and the green vegetation imbibes the area with a great beauty.\r\n\r\nSaraella Llarga (PR-V El Tossal).\r\n<\/strong>It represents the natural continuation of the \u201cSaraella\u201d area. Located east of the village are paleontological remains of marine invertebrate, indicating the geological origins of the region.\r\n\r\nSumidor Tunnel\r\n<\/strong>The Sumidor tunnel is the largest karst cavity in the world and represents a provisional altitude difference of 205 m along a distance of some 13000 m, thus making it the deepest clay cavity in the world. The tunnel entrance is located in a small depression at the top of Peny\u00f3 Ravine, next to the river.\r\n

Festivities:<\/h4>\r\nThe celebrations of \u201cMig Any Fester de Moros i Cristians\u201d are held in February.\r\n\r\n\u201cLas Fallas\u201d are celebrated in March (15th to 19th).\r\n\r\nFestivities in honour of Saint Bartholomew, the Holy Christ of the Calvary and Our Lady of Grace are celebrated during the last week of August\r\n\r\nMoors and Christians festivities are held the second week of September.","color":"#9b8621","fiestas":null,"gastronomia":null,"mas_informacion":null,"turist-info":[{"nombre_oficina":"Turist Info Vallada","datos_oficina":"Phone: 96 225 70 09 (Ayto.)"}],"turist-info_rel":null,"descargables":null,"localizacion_mapa":"