Vall d'Albaida
Medieval villages & Sierra de Mariola
Medieval Bocairent carved into the rock, artisan textiles and wax, natural pools, and a hot-air-balloon festival found nowhere else in the region.
To do
Old crafts, high sierra and cool water.
To see
Rock-cut villages and mountain trails.
Bocairent’s medieval quarter and the Covetes dels Moros
Pou Clar — the natural river pools
Hiking the Sierra Mariola
Valencian-textile ‘mudes’, esparto basketry in Atzeneta d’Albaida, and the Albaida wax industry
The Ontinyent Archaeological Museum
Hot-air ballooning — unique in the region, with its own December Night Glow festival
BOCAIRENT - COVETES DELS MOROS - POU CLAR - SIERRA MARIOLA - ONTINYENT
Bocairent rewards a slow morning — the Covetes dels Moros honeycomb the cliff below the old town.
L’ Escaleta
Ontinyent · One of the great kitchens of the province.
Mesón Gandía
Refined, contemporary cooking.
El Cancell
Refined, contemporary cooking.
L’ Amagatall de Tota
A well-kept local secret
Moros y Cristianos (October)
Night Glow balloon festival (December)
To eat
Two of the region’s finest, and honest village tables.
When to go
Seasonal highlights worth timing a visit around.