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El Comtat is a small, mountainous region located inland behind Marina Baja and Marina Alta. It is dotted with tiny, agricultural mountain villages, some of them difficult to get to and makes a wonderful place to explore rural, undiscovered Spain.

Cocentaina - Property for sale in Cocentaina
The capital of the Comtat region, Cocentaina has a population of 11,000. The town has a history linked to both the Moors and the Christians. The area was originally scattered with Moorish farmsteads and after the Reconquest, a Christian quarter was established in the town complete with a wall that was supposed to protect it from the large Moorish population. A medieval fortified palace can be found in the old Christian quarter. The maze of lanes and alleyways of the old Moorish quarter are interesting to explore. Concentaina’s centre is considered one of the best preserved medieval centres in the Alicante region.
Cocentaina’s street market is held on Thursdays and Saturdays.
The nearest city to Cocentaina is Alcoy, with its hospital, schools and shopping facilities. Alcoy is 10km from Cocentaina.
It is an hours drive to the coast.
Cocentaina is 65km from Alicante. The town is located next to the main N340 motorway/main road.
The most easily accessible golf courses are Bonalba Golf Club and Alicante Golf Club, both just outside Alicante.

Muro de Alcoy - Property for sale in Muro de Alcoy
On the southern slopes of the Sierra Mariola, the town of Muro is situated between 2 rivers. Traditionally, the town has been associated with textile production. The architecture in the town centre is of Moorish origin, the most prominent building being the blue domed church.
A street market is held in Muro on Fridays.
Muro is 5km north of Cocentaina and 12km north of Alcoy on the N340 motorway.
A road runs between Muro and Pego, through El Comtat and Marina Alta and on to the coastal town of Denia. Muro is located between the Serpis and Agres rivers on the southern slope of the Sierra Mariola. The flat area of the municipal district, popularly known as 'Plana de Muro', is essentially a residential zone.Muro has traditionally been linked to Alcoy as both places produce the same type of product -textiles -, which has been the traditional craft industry; in 1794 there were 200 textile mills in the town. Historically, the town was linked to the Condado de Cocentaina from which it gained its independence in 1658.Its town centre is of Moorish origin and includes several buildings of note.

Agres - Property for sale in Agres
At the foot of the Sierra de Mariola, Agres is a typical mountain village with small white houses, steep streets and an old village centre. There are several clear cold-water fountains in the village gushing out fresh mountain spring water. Old snow wells previously used to store snow collected in the winter months can be found near to the village. There is a ruined castle in the upper part of the village and nearby, a Franciscan convent where a picture of the Virgin Mary is supposed to have miraculously reappeared after being lost in a fire in Alicante.
To the west of Agres, right on the edge of El Comtat, Alfafara is a small agricultural village. An isolated pace with winding streets and 2 lovely village squares, Alfafara is close to the Sierra Mariola.
Agres is 7km west of Cocentaina

Central El Comtat
The road from Cocentaina to Pego in the Marina Alta passes through the interior of the El Comtat, threading its way through the mountains and villages of the area. The area is an important cherry growing region and the 'Denominación de Origen' label that guarantees a certain quality of fruit is awarded to many cherry growing villages in El Comtat.
Northeast of Cocentaina, the village of Benimarful with a population of 400 has steep, narrow streets and a 16th Century white and rose coloured church. The village is surrounded by cherry and almond groves.
Benimarful is 10 minutes from Cocentaina.

Beniarres On the northern edge of El Comtat, near the border with Valencia, is the village of Beniarres. It is of Moorish origin and has 1500 inhabitants.
Beniarres is 20 minutes from Cocentaina.

Benillup is a tiny agricultural village with a population of 150, located in the heart of the cherry growing region. The old village centre is attractive, containing lovely examples of traditional architecture. The name Benillup means “son of wolf” – Beni meaning “son of” in Arabic.
Benillup is 10 minutes east of Cocentaina.

Almudaina, a village close to the Sierra de Almudaina is a typical mountain village with Moorish origins. An Islamic tower stands in the centre of the town.
Almudaina has a population of 125
The village is in the centre of the region, 20 minutes drive from Cocentaina away from main roads.North of Almundaina,

Planes is known as the cherry capital of the region. It is distinguished by its castle and the Church of Assumption with its elegant tower. An interesting medieval village, the steep, narrow, streets of Planes form a maze through the white houses.
Planes has 900 inhabitants
Planes is a 25 minute drive from Cocentaina, away from main roads.

Benimeli information. Benimeli is a small farming village on the sunny side of the Sierra Segaria. Benimeli is the village located closest to the sierra and the nearest to the summit - 506 metres. This is a small and virtually unknown village where it is extremely interesting to walk along the steep white streets that ascend up to the sierra. There is a pleasant walk that starts in the Plaza with the Church and the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall).

Balones Balones is located on the southern slope of the Sierra de Almudaina, opposite the Els Frares de la Serrella. Despite the fact that Iberian remains have been found in the village, its origins are Moorish as demonstrated by its castle with a mosque. The village is difficult to reach by road, which has meant that it is relatively unknown and rarely visited and has therefore been able to preserve its natural beauty. It is a farming village with only 176 inhabitants.

Benilloba information South east of Concentaina, Benilloba is a medium sized village with a population of 1000. Benilloba, a medium-sized village with wide twisting streets, is involved in the textile industry - a traditional trade in the Alcoià-Comtat area. This industry has enabled the village to remain unaffected by the migration trends that have profoundly changed other small villages in the region and, for this reason, has become one of the most important villages in the area. During the Moorish period the village was a farmstead of which only a few remains have been preserved. The village took part in the battles that took place during the late medieval period between the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon and halted the progress of the troops of the Castilian king Pedro I, The Cruel. Later on the village belonged to the Counts of Aranda and then the Counts of Revillagigedo, whose palace can still be seen
Benilloba is situated on the CV78 and is 9km from the urban centre of Alcoy.
The coast is half an hours drive down the CV78.

Benasau
A small farming village in a valley close to the Sierra Aitana, Benasau was originally an Islamic village. Close to Benasau is the deserted Moorish village of Ares del Bosque.
Benasau is 3km from Benilloba and 12km from the city of Alcoy
The village is situated on the CV78

Gorga
A small agricultural village, Gorga is a gateway between the towns and villages either side of the Seta river valley. Its attractive village church contains a panel painted by the famous Valencian artist Juan de Juanes. With a population of 270, Gorga is a quiet, tranquil place.
Gorga is 3km from Benilloba, off the main CV78 road.

Quatretondeta
East of Gorga, surrounded by the peaks of the Serrella, this agricultural village is a sleepy, tranquil place set in beautiful, rural surroundings.
The village is 5km from Benilloba, off the main CV78 road.

Alcoleja
South of Benasau, on the border of El Comtat, Alcoleja is located in proximity to the Sierra Aitana, the highest mountain of Alicante province. It is a remote, typical mountain village, ideally located if you are looking for a place to get away from it all.
Benasau is fairly isolated, situated off the main roads.

East El Comtat
Benimassot
High in the hills, Benimassot is an undiscovered village with fantastic views over the whole valley. A quiet, peaceful place, it has steep, narrow streets and a white balcony skirting the village from which the valley views can be enjoyed.

Tollos
A tiny hamlet with a population of just 42, the village used to be used as a refuge for the Moors during the Reconquest. It is situated on the slopes of the Sierra de Alfaro.

Facheca
In the Sierra de Alfaro, Facheca is nestled in the mountains between the limestone formations that rise from the Seta valley. A tiny place with 150 inhabitants and an unusual church, Facheca has a 100 year old elm tree in the village square.

Farmorca
Surrounded by almond and olive groves, Farmorca clings to the side of the Sierra Serrella. It is a hamlet with a population of 73 where, in the past, caravans carrying snow from the mountains set out towards the coast.The villages in the east of the region are about halfway between the service centres of Callossa and Alcoy, it being less than 40 minutes drive to each.

Penaguila area information Penáguila is a small town with tremendous historical significance: its castle was personally seized by Jaime I, El Conquistador, from the rebel leader Al-Azraq. Though besieged in 1356 by the Castilian troops of Pedro I the Cruel, the town managed to rout the troops and, in honour of this, the King of Aragon granted Penáguila the status of a Royal Town and the privilege of voting in parliament. The town was the seat of the lords of Guadalest and Alcolecha whose ancestral homes have been preserved. The town is fresh and shady and contains many elements that are worth seeing and discovering; it is a large place with many corners and details revealing various aspects of its cultural past. The town is surrounded by three rivers: the Frainos, the largest tributary of the Serpis River, the Anodrac and the Riuet which together provide this farming locality with an abundance of water with which to grow fruit and almonds. With the new Golf course soon to be started, the area should enjoy a boom time. We have a large selection of brand new villas being built around the area.

Gaianes information.. Gaianes is a small agriculture village located on the slopes of the Sierra de Benicadell close to Valencia (via the Vall de Albaida). Benicadell gains its name from the Peña Cadiella; El Cid fought in this out-of-the way place and constructed the Peña Cadiella Castle, which can still be seen on the top of the sierra. With its location on the sunny side of the sierra, the vegetation surrounding the village is sparse and limited. The soil is mainly scrubland and dry-crops make up the main source of Gaianes' wealth. Walks in the village can begin from the Iglesia de San Jaime (St James' Church) and it is possible to climb up the steep tree-lined Calvary. The lakes of beniarres are only 5 mins away for the keen angler or hiker

Benillup information In Arabic Beni means 'son of' and all villages that start with 'Beni' are of Moorish origin. In the case of the village of Benillup, its name means 'son of wolf'. With its 150 inhabitants, Benillup is one of the smallest villages of the province of Alicante. Its low number of inhabitants results from the crisis suffered by agricultural communities in the 1960s and 1970s. The economy of the village is essentially agricultural and it is located in the centre of the 'denominación de origen'(guarantee of origin) area for cherries in Alicante's mountain hinterland. The old village centre is very small and retains well-preserved traditional features.

Benialfaqui information The town is in the valley that forms the mountain ranges of Almudaina,  Xarpolar, Cantacuc and the Albureca.  It is an agricultural town which specializes in cherries although almonds and olives are also farmed here. The main hydric collectors of the population are the precipice of the Sofre and the one of L'Encantá that ends at laughed Serpis.The Castle of Plans is most famous for its time of Al- Azraq like guardian of one of the front doors of the Vall d'Alcala and like population nucleus of Christians in a zone widely dominated by the morisca population. The castle is based on a town of the Bronze age and has a walled perimeter of 220 meters with a rain tank in the part a this and tower in the North zone. Its Church, dedicated to Santa Maria, was the old Muslim mosque. The hermitage of Santo Christ has its great day the first Sunday of October when it rises until there in romería. Impronta Arab can be observed in the set of hydraulic conduction; that it contains docks, mills, ponds and an aqueduct and the rest of one of the oldest marshes of Europe. Another one of the agricultural constructions worthy to visit is the two oil mills; excavated on the rock and the the one "of the Duc". The Biggest Celebrations are celebrated in honor the Virgin of the Rosary, San Roque and Santo Christ the first Sunday of October with Moors and Christians and religious acts. Other celebrations are the peculiar "Plantá of the Xop" that takes place the Sunday of Pentecostés and the celebration of "l'Eixabegó" that takes place Wednesday of ash. The "Plantá of the Xop" is a peculiar celebration of pagan origin that celebrates the Earth fertility by means of the erection of chopo bare and decorticated on the part of the unmarried ones of the town. Excursions to the Recreational Area can be done of the "Barranc de L'Encantá" where a bath can be fished and be taken or to the "Barranc of the Sofre". Other excursions to different areas are the moriscos ones from Burbaca, Apt, Benicapsell or Llombo. The Castle of Margarida is most inaccessible of all the province of Alicante and contains a town from the bronze age

Almudaina information. Almudaina, in the lea of a hill close to the Sierra de Almudaina and surrounded by almond and cherry trees, is a typical town of the Alicante mountain area. The name of the locality reveals its Moorish origins as it means Almudin of the grain stores. In the centre of the old town there is an Islamic tower, which may have been one of these grain stores. Almudaina is a small peaceful town, its main economic activity being farming, especially the cultivation of cherries.

Alfafara information This is a small, essentially agricultural village. It produces wine, olive oil, Aigusal and apples. The village is spacious with uneven twisty streets and two enchanting small squares. Its close proximity to the Sierra Mariola provides it with added charm as it offers the possibility of high-risk sports and excursions.

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