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What to see and do in Orxa/Lorcha

What to see and do in Orxa/Lorcha (El Comtat, Alicante): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Nature

How far each place is from the centre of Orxa/Lorcha

Castle of Perputxent 1 km

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What to see and do in Orxa/Lorcha

L'Orxa
Village
L'Orxa, Lorcha in Spanish, is a municipality in the Comtat comarca, in the north of the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Penibaetic Range, crossed by the Serpis river. Formerly called Perputxent in reference to the valley, it is dominated by the Castell de Perputxent, of Andalusi origin; subdued by James I in 1254, it passed in 1288 to the Order of the Temple and, after its dissolution, to that of Montesa, which in 1316 granted a settlement charter to the Moors of the valley. It was a Morisco settlement until their expulsion in 1609, after which it was repopulated with Majorcans. With 587 inhabitants, its church of Santa María Magdalena was rebuilt by the residents themselves after its destruction in the Civil War, through days of collective labour.
Church of Santa María Magdalena de l'Orxa
Monument
A church rebuilt by the people of l'Orxa on the ruins of the previous one, destroyed during the Civil War, using days of collective labour and materials taken from the bed of the River Serpis.
Hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de l'Orxa
Monument
An 18th-century hermitage regarded as one of the architectural gems of l'Orxa, along with the parish church of Santa María with its Baroque façade.
Long Cave of l'Orxa
Nature
A rock shelter with Levantine rock art in the municipal district of l'Orxa, included in the UNESCO World Heritage listing of the rock art of the Mediterranean arc.
Castle of Perputxent
Monument
The castle dominates from a rise the passage of the Serpis towards the Safor. Of Andalusi origin, after the conquest it passed to the order of the Temple and then to that of Montesa, which administered the barony from it until the abolition of the seigneuries in the nineteenth century.