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Coordinates: 38°45′57″N 0°36′46″W / 38.76583°N 0.61278°W / 38.76583; -0.61278
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'''Bocairent''' ({{IPA-va|bokajˈɾent}}, {{lang-es|Bocairente}}) is a [[Municipalities of Spain|municipality]] in the [[Comarques of the Valencian Community|''comarca'']] of [[Vall d'Albaida]] in the [[Valencia (autonomous community)|Valencian Community]], Spain. The town is near the city of [[Ontinyent]] and is on the edge of the [[Serra Mariola Natural Park|Sierra de Mariola]] Natural Park. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Routes and Travel Ideas in the Serra Mariola {{!}} Serra Mariola Tourism |url=https://www.serramariola.org/en/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Serra Mariola Turismo |language=en-GB}}</ref>
'''Bocairent''' ({{IPA-va|bokajˈɾent}}, {{lang-es|Bocairente}}) is a [[Municipalities of Spain|municipality]] in the [[Comarques of the Valencian Community|''comarca'']] of [[Vall d'Albaida]] in the [[Valencia (autonomous community)|Valencian Community]], Spain.

== Places to visit ==
Bocairent has a wealth of historical sites to visit:

* Covetes dels Moros - a series of interconnected caves thought to have been used during the [[Al-Andalus|Islamic occupation of Spain]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Covetes dels Moros |url=https://www.bocairent.org/tours/covetes-dels-moros/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |language=es-ES}}</ref>

* La Ruta Mágica - a walking route through the medieval core of the town. <ref>{{Cite web |title=La Ruta Mágica |url=https://www.bocairent.org/tours/la-ruta-magica/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |language=es-ES}}</ref>

* The Plaza de Toros, the oldest [[bullring]] in the [[Valencian Community]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Plaza de Toros |url=https://www.bocairent.org/tours/plaza-de-toros/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |language=es-ES}}</ref>

* Extensive remains of medieval Bocairent throughout the town. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruinas medievales |url=https://www.bocairent.org/tours/ruinas-medievales/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |language=es-ES}}</ref>

* The many hermitages throughout the town and in the surrounding countryside notably La Ermita del Santo Cristo. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Las ermitas |url=https://www.bocairent.org/tours/las-ermitas/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |language=es-ES}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 18:46, 28 April 2024

Bocairent
Municipality
General view
General view
Coat of arms of Bocairent
Coat of arms
Bocairent is located in Spain
Bocairent
Bocairent
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°45′57″N 0°36′46″W / 38.76583°N 0.61278°W / 38.76583; -0.61278
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaVall d'Albaida
Judicial districtOntinyent
Government
 • AlcaldeJosep-Vicent Ferre Domínguez (2007) (PSOE)
Area
 • Total97 km2 (37 sq mi)
Elevation
680 m (2,230 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total4,214
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Bocairentí, bocairentina
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46880
Official language(s)Valencian
WebsiteOfficial website

Bocairent (Valencian pronunciation: [bokajˈɾent], Spanish: Bocairente) is a municipality in the comarca of Vall d'Albaida in the Valencian Community, Spain.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


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