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What to see and do in Torre de les Maçanes, la/Torremanzanas

What to see and do in Torre de les Maçanes, la/Torremanzanas (L'Alacantí, Alicante): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Torre de les Maçanes, la/Torremanzanas

Mountain range of els Plans 3.3 km

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What to see and do in Torre de les Maçanes, la/Torremanzanas

La Torre de les Maçanes
Village
La Torre de les Maçanes is a municipality in the interior of L'Alacantí, 42 km north of Alicante, with 714 inhabitants. It takes its name from the Casa Alta, a fortified tower of Almohad origin from the 12th-13th centuries that protected the old alquería of Iri and today serves as an exhibition hall. It was dependent on Jijona until its separation in 1794 and gained the title of town in 1805; since then it has lost population, from 1,673 residents in 1897 to around 700 today. The snow trade, stored in wells in the mountains -such as the Pozo de la Nieve, at 1,160 m- and sold in summer to Alicante, was a traditional activity for centuries. It preserves prehistoric sites such as the silos of the Hoya de Cortés, more than seventy structures built between 3000 BC and the Middle Ages.
Festivities of la Torre de les Maçanes
Activity
La Torre de les Maçanes's patronal festivities, from the 5th to the 9th of May, honor San Gregorio Ostiense, venerated since he freed the village from a locust plague in 1658; its most characteristic rite is the Pa Beneït, with loaves weighing up to eight kilos carried on the head by the clavariesas (festival stewardesses).
Casa Alta or Tower of les Maçanes
Monument
A fortified tower of Almohad origin (12th-13th centuries) that protected the old alquería of Iri and gives the municipality its name; restored, it now serves as an exhibition hall.
Mountain range of els Plans
Nature
A mountain range topped by the peak of Els Plans, at 1,330 metres, crossed by the PR-CV 232 path among pine woods and rocky outcrops with views over the interior of l'Alacantí.
The snow trade
Historical milestone
Between the 16th and 19th centuries, the snow pits dug in the Sierra de Torremanzanas stored snow packed during winter and sold it in summer to Alicante for preserving food and making ice cream and cold drinks. The pack trains came down at night along bridle paths to reduce losses.