Attractions and Places To See around Vilanova D'Alcolea - Top 20

Built in the 14th century at the foot of the Albalat Castle (currently in ruins) so that, in addition to greater comfort for those attending the cult, it also served, like the other towers existing in the same area, as a safe refuge for the people who They were surprised by the frequent raids of the Barbary pirates.

It is a beautiful and entertaining port, without major complications and with magnificent views. In the first part, we start with gentle slopes, which will be very good for us to "warm up" our legs, since after km. 4 things get a little more serious. The slope will begin to increase, with some loose ramps around 10%, and horseshoes will appear, until we reach the first hill at km. 12. Afterwards, we will have a short break including a short descent to the town of Serratella, and we will only have the final stretch, quite gentle, until we reach the top at 844 m. of altitude. At that point, we can decide whether to go down towards Albocàsser, or have a little "warm up" going up to the hermitage of S. Juan Nepomuceno along a concrete track that goes out to our left for about 500 m. and with 20% ramps, until reaching 920 m. of altitude.

It is a short but very hard ascent, which will probably surprise us with its hardness. We will begin the climb with an initial section until the intersection of the CV-15 with some hard ramps, we cross the town of Rosildos, surrounding the church to look for the street that takes us to Mas de Cervera, where we will join the “main” road. towards Serra Engarcerán. When we reach a somewhat more wooded area we will find a small break, but let's not trust ourselves, because when we take a curve to the left and the trees disappear, we will find ourselves with the hardest section of the ascent, where the slope reaches 16%. maximum in a section of 500 m. that does not go below 10%. We will finish a little easier, but without a doubt this climb will have pleasantly surprised us.

Fortified hermitage located in the municipality of Cabanes next to the AP7 and next to the Prat de Cabanes - Torreblanca Natural Park

It is the only village that Benlloc has, formerly known as "QUARTICO", a term that has been given to it since the 17th century, when the municipal term, due to the use of herbs, was divided into three "Quarts" and a "Quartico". Currently it is also part of the term of Benlloc, where the homonymous village is. It occupies the eastern part of the term, quite far from the urban core, almost 8 km, and separated from it by Subarra. From there there is a spectacular view of the Prat de Cabanes natural area and the sea. It is an area that, due to its physical conditions, has historically only allowed life in isolated centers of one or a few families sheltered in what have come to be called farms. In order to articulate a connected civil society and to make interaction and training possible, a rural school and a calvary were built with a hermitage dedicated to the cult of Saint Joseph, that is to say, a small town lacking political structures. To access it, there is no paved road, but a forest-type track, through which you can make interesting excursions through pine forests and springs.

Located on the Via Augusta, today Camí dels Romans, the Cabanes Roman Arch was erected in the 2nd century AD. as an honorary-funerary monument, possibly linked to a Roman villa located near the road itself and the monument. The pillars are preserved, on which sits a semicircular arch formed by fourteen voussoirs. It has a height of 5.8 m. although its original height must have been around 7 m. The triumphal arch is missing the entablature and the spandrels, having found ashlars from the arch in the houses of the town. The arch is located 2 km from Cabanes in the direction of Benlloch. Starting from the Cabanes arch, you can follow two routes on foot or by bicycle. The one to the north reaches Vilanova d'Alcolea, in whose town hall a milestone is on display. The one to the south leads us to La Pobla, where there are other milestones. The distance of both routes is about 8 km.

La Plana Alta has several road ports but this one is undoubtedly among the most picturesque. You can reach it either by road or with some variant by gravel track from many directions.

One of the most picturesque ports in the Plana Alta. Very beautiful landscapes rolling on asphalt in perfect condition and practically without traffic. It is short but intense and depending on where you attack it from, the slopes will be more abrupt.