PR-CV 355 route
The City of Jávea, hand in hand with the regional government of Valencia, is organizing a series of mountain walks open to all interested in Jávea and its surrounding areas.
To mark the start of the activities planned for this spring, there will be a guided circular hiking tour on Sunday, 20th March, starting and finishing at the Port of Jávea.
In hiking terms, this route is known as PR-CV 355.
One of the many routes at Montgo
“Conoce el Montgó”, which in English would translate like “Get to know the Montgo” is a didactic program organised by the Montgo nature park. The dates of these free hiking tours for 2011 have already been set.
30th January: The route called “Asentamientos Íberos del Montgó” –Iberian Settlements in the Montgo- will start in the Xara train halt and continue through the Iberian settlements of Alto del Benimaquia, Coll de Pous and Pic de l’Aguila.
Difficulty: Medium. Distance: 9 Km. Time: 3 hours and a half.
Olta Mountains
If you work in Spain, you must be planning what to do during the puente de la constitución, which is a long weekend from Saturday, December 4th to Monday 6th -Monday is going to be a bank holiday. If you have chosen to stay in or around Cumbre del Sol in Benitachell, this post might be of interest to you.
“Senderismo Oltà Circular” is the name of this guided hiking tour that explores the mountains of Olta, its nature and scenic vistas. This is a medium to low difficulty route organized by the Tourism Office of the Town Hall of Calpe, together with the Archaeological Museum of Calpe, the Penon de Ifach Nature Parka and CEMAS.
Benigembla
Benigembla is a small town, yet filled with great history. The geographic area where it is shows evidence of human settlements dating back from prehistoric times –such as the Pla de Petracos cave paintings. This town, like many others in the region, has Arabic origins and was later resettled by Catholics on the XVII century.
On November 7th there will be a guided hike along beautifully coloured scenery involving visits to historical points.