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What to see and do in Albalat de la Ribera

What to see and do in Albalat de la Ribera (La Ribera Baixa, Valencia): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Albalat de la Ribera: festival calendar

August: Festivities of Albalat de la Ribera (August)

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What to see and do in Albalat de la Ribera

Albalat de la Ribera
Village
Municipality of La Ribera Baixa whose name comes from the Arabic al-balat, the road, after the Roman road that crossed the district, where an Iberian settlement of the second century BC was excavated and identified with the city of Sucro cited by the classical sources; it obtained a privilege of franchise and its own jurisdiction in 1330 and in 1347 its lord founded a hospital for the poor and for travellers, and today a route of more than thirteen kilometres runs through its springs and rice fields.
Trail of els Ullals de Albalat de la Ribera
Nature
The ruta dels Ullals de Albalat de la Ribera runs for more than 13 kilometres among springs of underground water and rice fields, of great ecological and scenic value in the comarca of La Ribera Baixa. The municipality contains four of these ullals, that of Mola, that of Senillera, that of Gros and that of Mallorquí, large lagoons where endemic species such as the samaruc and the fartet live together.
Festivities of Albalat de la Ribera
Activity
Patronal festivities of Albalat de la Ribera, the most important and traditional of the local festive calendar, in honour of the Cristo de las Campanas, the Santos de la Piedra, San Roque and, as patroness, the Virgen de la Asunción. The main festival is held from 15 to 17 August, with the barrio de San Roque playing a special role, where the hermitage dedicated to San Roque and San Sebastián presides over the main square and hosts some of the town's most renowned events.
Casa del Bou of Albalat de la Ribera
Monument
A remarkable building at number 8 in the calle de Cavallers in Albalat de la Ribera, with parts of medieval origin and a structure from the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Gonçal Garcia and the Hospital of Albalat
Curiosity
In 1347 the lord Gonçal Garcia founded a hospital for the poor and for travellers in Albalat de la Ribera; years earlier, in 1330, he had obtained for the town the privilege of exemption and its own jurisdiction.
The Via Augusta and the Roman city of Sucro
Historical milestone
The place name comes from the Arabic al-balat, the road, in reference to the Roman road that crossed the district. In it an Iberian settlement of the second century before our era was excavated that is identified with the city of Sucro cited by the classical sources.
Garrofó beans and beans from the Xúquer market gardens
Food and drink
The garrofó, a white flat bean, and the ferradura are the pulses that give body to the Valencian paella and are grown on the irrigated terraces of the comarca. They are sold fresh in summer and dried the rest of the year in the local markets.