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What to see and do in Romana, la

What to see and do in Romana, la (El Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 3 Curiosities

How far each place is from the centre of Romana, la

Church of San Pedro Apóstol de La Romana 50 m
Penya la Mina 5.5 km

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What to see and do in Romana, la

La Romana
Village
La Romana is one of the smallest municipalities of El Vinalopó Mitjà, in the interior of Alicante, with 2,729 inhabitants (INE 2025), of whom almost a quarter are foreigners, mostly British. Its name comes from the Arabic Al rumana, “the pomegranates.” It belonged to the barony of Novelda from 1449, and after the marquisate of la Romana was founded in 1739 by the Maza de Lizana family, it was a scattered settlement of farmsteads until it split off as an independent municipality in 1929. It lives off the extraction and processing of marble, like other neighbouring towns, and off agriculture, with bagged table grapes from the Vinalopó, almond and olive trees; in recent years residential tourism has gained weight, after the property boom left behind industrial estates and ghost streets.
Festivities of la Romana
Activity
The Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol de La Romana, whose chaplaincy was established in 1749 by the first Marquis of La Romana, celebrated in 2010 the centenary of its construction as a parish church; its feast day, the 29th of June, marks the municipality's festivities.
Penya la Mina
Nature
The highest peak in the municipal district of La Romana, at 1,053 metres above sea level.
Independence of La Romana in 1929
Curiosity
La Romana split from Novelda in 1929 to become an independent municipality, following the creation of the Maza de Lizana family's marquisate in 1739.
Church of San Pedro Apóstol de La Romana
Monument
Parish church whose chaplaincy under this dedication was established in 1749 by the first Marquis of La Romana; in 2010 it celebrated its centenary as a church.
Marble tradition of La Romana
Curiosity
Along with the vine, the almond and the olive, marble quarrying and working have become a symbol of La Romana's economic prosperity since the 20th century.
Els Canissis de La Romana
Curiosity
A spot whose name may derive from the term 'kanysía', used for Christian churches, suggesting that an old Mozarabic hermitage once stood there.