Categoría Descubre: Biar

This aqueduct was built in the 17th century for the conduction of water for irrigation.

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Observations: Urban space.

It was projected in 1793, by the architect Vicente Gascó i Massot. It is in a contemporary neoclassical style. Its construction can be located in the first decades of the 19th century.

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Hours: Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Entry: free entry.

The walled enclosure houses this neighborhood where two magnificent doors that access the neighborhood are preserved today, Puerta de Xàtiva and Puerta de Castilla, which are popularly known as the Arco de San Roque and the Arco de Jesús . Curiously, above one of the doors (Xàtiva) you enter the interior of the hermitage of San Roque.

Observations: Urban space.

On a hill and with a double walled enclosure, the Biar castle rises. Important pages of our history were forged within its walls. Due to its status as a border city, Biar played an important role in the Christian conquest of the old kingdom of Valencia. It was one of the squares that most resisted when Don Jaime I of Aragon tried to conquer it. This happened in early February 1245, finally Musa Almoravid, warden of the fortress, went out to surrender to King Don Jaime I the Conqueror.
One of the highlights is the tribute tower on one of the sides, of which the good state of preservation in relation to the rest of the fortress is surprising, which was used as a cemetery during the 19th century. Currently you can see remains of cisterns, intended to conserve rainwater for the self-sufficiency of the population.

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Hours: Tuesday from 4 to 6 pm. From Wednesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 to 6 pm. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 to 6 pm. Sunday and holidays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Admission: General € 1.

It stands out for its facade, which is in the Baroque style. As for its location, there is a curiosity: at the beginning of the century, it was moved a few meters in order to build a small palace on the site where the hermitage was and give it greater prominence in front of the main street. The festival is celebrated on September 8, the day on which you can visit the hermitage inside.

Observations: Only open on the day of the holiday on September 8. Free entry.

The Hermitage of San Ramón is located in the Venta area, about 200 meters from the town. It is in the Gothic style of reconquest. The festival is celebrated on October 7 for the Virgen del Rosario and on August 31 for San Ramón, a day on which you can visit the hermitage inside. Visiting by pregnant women is traditional, since San Ramón is a lawyer for women in labor.

Location: Sale item.

Observations: Only visitable on the day of the festival of San Ramón on August 31. Free entrance.

The Hermitage of Los Santos de la Piedra is built in the Ravalet area, on a hillside, next to the Pont de les Fanecaes, facing the town and its castle, which offer a beautiful picture. It is one kilometer from the town. It is accessed by a path that starts to the right after passing the aforementioned bridge. It dates from the first half of the 13th century. It is in the Gothic style of reconquest. It is located in the first settlement of Jaime I el Conquistador. The festival is celebrated on July 30, Els Sants de la Pedra, Abdón and Senén, a day on which you can visit the hermitage inside.

Location: Departure from Ravalet.

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Hours: Only open on the day of the holiday on July 30.

Entry: free entry.

The Hermitage of San Roque is located in the San Roque neighborhood, on Luis Calpena street, next to the Xàtiva gate.
It is a hermitage of special characteristics for not being at street level, since to access it you have to climb a staircase and pass an arch (the Xàtiva gate), which is part of the old town wall. The festival is celebrated on August 16, the day on which you can visit the hermitage inside. There is a mass and the neighbors prepare the street by decorating it and traditional games are made for the children.

Hours: Only open on the day of the holiday on August 16.

Entry: free entry.

The parochial temple is of late Gothic style. It stands out the cover, carved in 1519 that constitutes one of the most important works of the first Valencian Renaissance and inside, the Chapel of the Communion is presented as one of the most unique samples of Churrigueresque style, which serves as an example in the books of art, with prominent mannerist frescoes.

Worship hours.

Free entrance.

The Municipal Museum, inaugurated in 1999, was created with the purpose of collecting, conserving, investigating, exhibiting and disseminating as many artistic and ethnographic objects as are preserved in the locality. Its three floors have been distributed in eleven rooms, in which the different elements are exposed in a thematic way. In them you can see different objects related to the history, crafts, crafts and customs of the town of Biar. Highlighting the presence throughout the museum of the pottery tradition and glazed pottery.

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Hours:

– Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 4:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
– Saturdays from 10:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and from 4:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
– Sundays from 10:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Entry€ 1.