Roger de Lauria, first lord of medieval Cocentaina, was the one who built the fortress in the Christian area. The neighborhood remained walled until the increase in population overflowed the perimeter. However, the Vila neighborhood still remembers the characteristics of Christian neighborhoods during medieval times.
Location: Vila neighborhood.
Contact: patrimoni@cocentaina.org
Observations: Urban space.
Outside the wall that surrounded the Vila, this neighborhood is then occupied by the Moorish population. A labyrinthine layout of steep streets and white houses that cling to the mountains, offers a picturesque rural urban landscape.
Location: Raval neighborhood.
Contact: patrimoni@cocentaina.org
Observations: Urban space.
A visit to the historic center allows you to enjoy the Museu Fester in two aspects. On the one hand, the building houses great architectural interest for the preservation of its structure. On the other hand, there is a wide sample of costumes, weapons and programs for the Moors and Christians festivities, as well as the municipal archive.
Location: Street Santos de la Piedra, 7.
Contact: Phone 966600749. Fax 966600749.
Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tickets: Free admission.
The castle structure, recently restored, is one of the living symbols of the municipality. The square-shaped tower consists of two heights. On the first floor there is a patio with lights, a cistern, a chapel and a warehouse. The upper floor, in which the lords of the castle resided, is completed with a terrace finished off with a flown body, on a cornice with battlements, and a promenade. This building is a good example of the first military Gothic style. In this location there are remains of fortifications from previous times.
Location: Cerro de San Cristobal.
Contact: Phone 965590051. Fax 965593067.
Email: patrimoni@cocentaina.org
Hours: Request keys from the City Council.
Tickets: Free admission.
Outside the urban nucleus, in Penella’s departure, is this interesting exponent of the adequacy of architecture to the natural environment. The defensive origin of the tower derived in a symbol of feudal power. It is one of the most outstanding examples of architecture from the early Christian era. fortifications of previous times.
Location: Partida de Penella, s/n.
Contact: Phone 965590051. Fax 965593067.
Email: patrimoni@cocentaina.org
Hours: Request keys from the City Council.
Tickets: Free admission.
This is the collection of sacred art, from Gothic to Baroque, which is exhibited in the rich ambassador hall of the Palau Comtal, next to the Holy Bible. The Gothic altarpiece of Santa Bárbara, the altarpiece of San Antonio, by Borràs, and other works by him, which share space with those of Geroni d’Espinosa, stand out.
Location: Plá Square, s/n. At the Palau Condal
Contact: Phone 965590051. Fax 965593067.
Email: patrimoni@cocentaina.org
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tickets: € 1.50.
The set is located on an old Gothic hermitage dedicated to San Sebastián. Its courtyard shows a 14th century Gothic cross decorated with Christian iconography. Inside you can visit the ‘Table of the Holy Family’ by Father Borrás and an interesting plinth is preserved in the refectory area.
Location: Street Convent, s/n.
Contact: Phone 965592544.
Hours: Arrange a visit.
Tickets: Free admission.
Its rectangular plan and its small dimensions combine perfectly with the natural environment of the Serra Mariola. It is framed in a pine forest area, where a recreation area has been set up. Its interior housed important works such as anonymous canvases dedicated to the Immaculate.
Location: North Station, 10.
Contact: Phone 965590051. Fax 965593067.
Email: patrimoni@cocentaina.org
Hours: Arrange a visit. Closed Monday.
Tickets: Free admission.
On the hill of this name stands this one-storey building, with a single rectangular nave that reveals the origin of the temple, a clear example of a church from the Reconquest. The buttresses, the woody gable roof and the pointed arches stand out.
Location: Santa Barbara Mountain.
Contact: Phone 965590051. Fax 965593067.
Email: patrimoni@cocentaina.org
Hours: Only open to the public on December 8.
Tickets: Free admission.
Sitting on top of an old mosque, the temple was built as a clear example of Renaissance art. Inside, with great ornamentation, is the canvas ‘The Salvation of souls by baptism’, attributed to Francisco Ribalta, paintings by Borràs. It also highlights the sgraffito vault of the XVII and the ceramic plinth of the XVIII.
Location: Paseo del Salvador, s/n.
Contact: Phone 965905028.
Hours: Hours of worship.
Tickets:Free admission.
