Festivities of Monforte del Cid Activity · Monforte del Cid, El Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante Every May, a pilgrimage climbs from Monforte del Cid up to the Ermita de San Pascual, built in the 17th century on the house where tradition places the saint; at the December Moors and Christians festival, paloma monfortina is served, a local liqueur documented since the 19th century. Photo: Ramón T. Berenguer (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Monforte del Cid