The Region of Valencia has lots of scenic variety across its 23,255-km2 area. Just a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast are the districts of the interior – little – known areas for many that offer an extensive cultural lineup and attractive landscape. Can be divided into two parts: inland and coast. Mountains and rock formations integrated into the Iberian mountain range and the Subbetica range dominate the landscape inland. (más…)

Alcoy is well known all over Spain as a city with many bridges.

Alcoy stands upon a singular relief of ravines which have been carved out by several rivers, offering its visitors a spectacular orography The history of urbanism in Alcoy goes back to the l3th century when the Christians came to repopulate the town; they used the river banks as natural defensive barriers. The same rivers, that had protected the town in the past, were very useful for developing an incipient textile and paper industry. The local industry soon adopted European technical breakthroughs to use watermills to provide energy for the new factories. (más…)

The selection of museums has changed substantially over last few years. Usually, people have visited the Camilo Visedo Archaeological Museum and, of course, the Moors and Christians Fiesta Museum (MAF). That used to be all. But nowadays the collections and places of interest that the city offers have grown. (más…)

Two natural parks Font Roja and Mariola.

Font Roja Natural Park
The Carrascar de la Font Roja Natural Park is one of the best preserved nature areas in the Valencian territory. The natural landscape is specially outstanding there, a unique location where one can enjoy the vegetation of the mixed Mediterranean forest. Besides the natural heritage, there are other points of interest in the park, as the constructions of great architectural, and also ethnographic value: the icehouses or snow pits. In the l8th century the snow trade played an important role in the mountain counties, which propitiated the birth of the tce-cream industry. The six icehouses still to be found today in this natural park continue to bear witness to this business. (más…)

The first bilingual magazine in the Ayora valley.
All good stories start with “Once Upon A Time”, and so to begin.,.
Once upon a time there was a valley called El Hoya – Ayora — where, to quote Señor José Martínez Sevilla, half a dozen villages slept the sleep of centuries.

Then one day, many years ago, an English couple arrived and the valley stirred, opened one eye, yawned a big yawn and went back to sleep again. (más…)