쉬운 라 코스테라 데 자티바 주변 하이킹 및 워킹 코스

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

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.

Completely surprising to me, a large, cool church with a very large altar. Be sure to go in.

Impressive facility and fantastic views

I would suggest this being a good place to plan and start your hikes from. Easy access to the river and points of interest.

One of the ways to cross the river itself. I tried several others in the vicinity which were not suitable as the river flow to high

Beautiful panoramic views of the entire region. The hermitage of Santa Anna is located on the so-called peak of the mountain of Santa Anna (at about 345 m above sea level), in the municipality of the town of Llosa de Ranes. The current construction dates from the 16th century, but there are reports from the 15th century (possibly before 1377). From the hermitage you can see great views of the entire Ribera del Xúquer and the Costera region. In fact, on clear days you can see part of the Mediterranean or, even, the border of the Valencian Community with Castilla-La Mancha-, both from the viewpoint next to the chapel itself and from the first viewpoint that it is under the temple, where there is a huge wind rose carved in stone with indications of the different cardinal points and towns of Valencia, the Valencian Community and some cities in Spain.

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.