BENIFALLIM
Locality: BENIFALLIM
Address
:
Plaza Corazón de Jesus, s/n
Post code
:
03816
Telephone
:
965.51.31.52
Fax
:
965.51.31.52
Email:
ajun.benifallim@navegalia.com
:
José Carlos Barrachina Bernabéu
A typical mountain village with small one-storey houses, and cobbled streets with plant pots in the ironwork grilles. Twisty roads and a wild landscape full of pine, almond and fruit trees surround the village. Seen from a distance it appears to be a typical village clinging to the side of the mountain, topped by a Moorish castle. Benifallim and its castle originate from the Moorish era. King Jaime I, the Conquistador, seized the castle and gave it to a noble Castelló family, who subsequently transferred it to the Counts of Rotova. The expulsion of the Moors in 1609 had a profound effect as it was, and still is, a typical farming village.
Gastronomy:
Paella, Roast meats.
Monuments:
Montortal palace, currently the Ayuntamiento (town hall).
Festivals and Events:
Major celebrations are held at the end of September in honour of St Michael. Pá Beneït (blessed bread) occurs on the first Sunday in September.
Situation:
Situated on the slopes of the Sierra del Rontonar in the western section of the Sierra Aitana. The best way to reach it is to take N-340 and 6 km from Alcoy, at the level of the Venta Sant Jordi, there is a turnoff to Benifallim and Penáguila. 52 km from Alicante and 88 km from Benidorm.
Tour of the town:
The Sierra del Rontonar, with its Kermes Oak trees and a snow well, is a good place for a walk.
Region
:
L´ALCOIÀ
Kilometres
:
40
Altitude
:
734
Number inhabitants 2006
:
127
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