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What to see and do in Aras de los Olmos

What to see and do in Aras de los Olmos (Los Serranos, Valencia): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Aras de los Olmos: festival calendar

April: Pilgrimage of Aras de los Olmos (April 25)

Towns near Aras de los Olmos

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What to see and do in Aras de los Olmos

Aras de los Olmos
Village
Aras de los Olmos is a municipality of the comarca of Los Serranos, in the interior of the province of Valencia, one of the highest in the province, between the Turia and Arcos rivers, with heights exceeding 1,300 meters, such as the Muela de Santa Catalina or the Fuente del Lirio. It has 401 inhabitants (INE 2025) and is of Spanish-speaking tradition. Settled since the Iberian period, it was occupied by Rome around 154 BC and later belonged to the Taifa of Alpuente, until its reconquest by James I in 1236. In 1728, Philip V granted it the Royal Charter of Constitution as a Town, with the status of an independent royal town, then under the name Aras de Alpuente; the present name was adopted in 2001.
Pilgrimage of Aras de los Olmos
Activity
The pilgrimage of Aras de los Olmos is held on 25 April in honour of Saint Mark, patron of the municipality, and is one of the spring festive dates in the Los Serranos region. Residents prepare gachas in the square, a traditional dish made from maize, as the central part of the day. The celebration closes with a pilgrimage to the hermitage of Saint Catherine, in honour of the saint. The municipality also holds another pilgrimage to this same sanctuary on 25 November.
Festivities of Aras de los Olmos
Activity
Aras de los Olmos celebrates San Marcos, patron saint of the village, on the 25th of April with gachas (a traditional porridge) and a procession, and its patron saint Santa Catalina on the 25th of November, a feast that is also moved to the main festivities in late August.
The subjection of Aras to the jurisdiction of Alpuente
Historical milestone
James I ordered in 1240 that the villages of Aras, La Yesa and Titaguas should come under the jurisdiction of Alpuente, thus organizing the Christian settlement of these high lands after the conquest.