Top 6 Caves ラ・コステラ・デ・ジャティバでの

a short uphill side track brings you to a well preserved and well protected site with some rock paintings.

Beautiful trail in the Paraje del Estret de les Aigües de Bellús, where the Assut de Bellús and the Cova de la Petxina are found, it is an area of great heritage and landscape value, a corner close to the Cova Negra de Xàtiva and the Arcadetes de Alboi and which, together, form one of the most beautiful routes in the province of Valencia.

The La Cova Negra municipal natural area is located in the municipality of Játiva, province of Valencia. In the Cova Negra is the Middle Paleolithic site in which remains of Homo Neanderthal have appeared. This natural area is located in the narrow valley formed by the Albaida River, as it crosses the reliefs of the Sierra Grossa, at the exit of the so-called Estret de les Aigües. In the widest meander formed by the Albaida River, at the height of Pico del Paller, you can see the Cova Negra, named for the blackish appearance of its walls.

Deviating about 45 m in the NW direction you will find the Cueva Santa, a notable point on the route, it is located on one of the cliffs of the Capurutxo mountain range. It is a very visited cave, since its first section does not require any technical equipment.

La Cova Negra is a cavity that is located in a gorge called the Strait of Waters. Its black color is mainly due to the smoke from the bonfires made by its former inhabitants, the Neanderthals who occupied it for a few months of the year. An important amount of flint tools and other archaeological remains have been found here.

La Cova Negra is an important archaeological site, located in the widest meander of the Albaida river. It was home to Neanderthal man in the Paleolithic. The cave gets its name from the dark color of the walls. Human remains and paintings have been found inside.

La Cova Negra is an important archaeological site, located in the widest meander of the Albaida river. It was home to Neanderthal man in the Paleolithic. The cave gets its name from the dark color of the walls. Human remains and paintings have been found inside. It is a space of fundamental importance for understanding the culture of the Mosterian and the reality of the Neanderthals. The Almodí Museum exhibits an exact reproduction of a parietal bone from the period, discovered in the cave.

Mountain path that allows you to approach the banks of the Albaida river and also to the Cova Negra by a path. It runs through beautiful pine forests.