20의 시마 드 라 발디냐가지 명소 & 주요 장소

The wonderful setting surrounds a fairytale monastery.

The Senda Botánica La Murta is a hiking route marked SL-CV 81, located in the Valle de la Murta, near Alzira, Valencia. This trail is part of a circular route that also includes the Senda Histórica (SL-CV 82) and other trails. The route begins in the La Murta car park and passes by several points of interest, such as an old lime kiln, the Fuente de la Murta, the aqueduct and the Monastery of Santa María de la Murta.

The utmost care with which this ancient monastery is being restored arouses deep admiration and respect.

significant advantage of this route is that you can choose the difficulty of the conditions of ascent or descent. An asphalt road leads directly to the top.

The tower is one of the thirteen coastal surveillance towers whose construction was ordered in 1575 by Vespasiano Gonzaga, Viceroy of Valencia, on the orders of Philip II, to organize the defense of the Valencian coast against attacks by the Turks and Berbers. Mainly pirates who landed on the coasts, invaded, destroyed crops, looted towns and took prisoners. The defense system was regulated by decrees that came into force in the 16th and 17th centuries. With this particular tower it was possible to control the area between the Alfándec Tower in Tabernes de Valldigna and the now missing tower in the Grao de Gandía. The historic tower is located on the right bank of the mouth of the Vaca River.

Beautiful lookout tower that is located at the top of the mouth of the Xeracó River, probably in this wet area and built to see beyond in past times of pirates and little control.

The Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna was founded by Jaume II the Just on March 15, 1298, who gave the Alfàndec valley to Abbot Bononat de Vila-seca to found a monastery of the order of Cistercian, subsidiary of the monastery of Santes Creus. It was the first monastery of such importance built in the old Kingdom of Valencia, after the Christian conquest. Days after the royal donation, Jaume II, fra Bononat and his retinue gathered at the place of Ràfol (a Christian village in the valley founded after the conquest of Jaume I) to take possession of the territory, plus a mile inland, the castles of Marinyén, Alcalà and the Mondúber tower.

Impressive monastic complex. Free guided tours are offered on Saturday and Sunday mornings.