Discover Pego’s Hidden Stories On A Journey Through Legends And Miracles

Every Friday morning, visitors to Pego person nan chance to acquisition nan municipality from a wholly caller perspective. Through a move guided way titled Discover Pego successful a Different Way: Legends, Miracles and Other Curiosities, participants tin research nan history, municipality creation and unique characteristic of this picturesque inland destination.

The tour, which originates astatine 10.30am each Friday until February, leads participants done nan constrictive streets of nan aged walled town. Along nan way, games and activities bring section history to life, making nan acquisition arsenic entertaining arsenic it is informative. The way is conducted successful some Valencian and Spanish by Françoise Crespo, a trainee from nan CREAMA Employment Workshop, who offers visitors a unsocial and engaging preamble to Pego’s past and present.

The inaugural is organised by Pego and Les Valls Tourist Info, nether nan Department of Tourism, successful collaboration pinch CREAMA, and supported by SEPE and Labora.

A vale steeped successful history and earthy beauty

The Pego Valley, shared by nan municipalities of Pego and Adsubia, lies successful nan bluish portion of nan Marina Alta region, bordering nan state of Valencia. Surrounded by mountains and opening towards nan eastbound into a earthy lagoon and wetland, nan vale forms a harmonious blend of land, h2o and culture.

For centuries, nan region’s system has revolved astir irrigated agriculture, peculiarly citrus and atom cultivation. The area’s marshlands, known arsenic la marjal, person agelong been cardinal to section life. By 1912, atom fields covered 452 hectares, increasing to a highest of 900 hectares successful 1945. This was nan aureate property of Pego’s atom production, a bequest still visible coming successful nan Marjal de Pego-Oliva Natural Park, wherever quality and agriculture coexist.

In a funny twist of history, nan area almost became nan tract of EuroDisney successful nan precocious 1980s, earlier nan task was relocated to Paris. Today, Pego’s 10,600 residents bask a peaceful, authentic manner surrounded by taste practice and Mediterranean charm.

A locomotion done Pego’s historical heart

Pego’s Old Town preserves traces of its medieval Christian walls, erstwhile reinforced by 16 towers. Though mostly destroyed aft nan War of Succession, fragments of nan original building remain. One of nan best-preserved sections is nan Portal de Sala successful Calle San Agustín, wherever visitors tin still spot portion of nan adjoining quadrate building that erstwhile guarded nan entrance.

Perched supra nan municipality are nan ruins of nan Castle of Ambra, an early 13th-century Islamic wall that erstwhile provided refuge for agrarian communities. The castle played a domiciled during nan Mudéjar uprisings led by Al-Azraq, earlier yet falling nether Christian control. From its hilltop position, 264 metres supra oversea level, it offers panoramic views complete nan valley.

Other fortifications erstwhile stood successful nan area — nan Castles of Favara and Benumea — though only traces of their foundations survive

Archaeological remains crossed nan municipality uncover that Pego has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Neolithic pottery fragments person been discovered successful Ambra, Muntañeta Verde and Bullentó, while caves specified arsenic Cueva del Asno, Cueva del Chical, and Cueva Negra show signs of early quality settlement. The Llano site, making love from nan Bronze Age (4000–2000 BC), erstwhile housed a fortified organization of hunters and fishermen.

Architecture, religion and culture

Visitors tin respect respective good examples of civilian and belief architecture, including nan Town Hall, nan Casa de Cultura (formerly Casa de Sala), and nan charming Font dels Quatre Xorros.

Among its belief monuments, nan Archpriest Church of nan Assumption of Our Lady stands out. Built successful nan 16th period connected nan tract of a erstwhile mosque, it preserves notable useful of creation from nan 14th and 15th centuries. The Chapel of nan Ecce Homo, pinch its octagonal scheme and blue-tiled dome, is different architectural gem. Smaller hermitages, specified arsenic San Miguel, San Antonio, and San Sebastián, bespeak hundreds of years of devotion and taste layering.

Art lovers tin sojourn nan Contemporary Art Museum, opened successful 1991 and featuring award-winning useful from Pego’s yearly section creation competition, arsenic good arsenic nan Ethnological Museum, dedicated to the accepted rice-growing civilization of nan marjal.

Nature and serenity successful Pego

No sojourn would beryllium complete without exploring nan Marjal de Pego-Oliva Natural Park, a protected wetland that stretches betwixt nan rivers Gallinera and Girona. Its freshwater springs, canals and atom fields create a unsocial residence for birds and wildlife — a serene haven for walkers, photographers and quality enthusiasts alike.

To subordinate nan Friday tour, beforehand booking is required. The way will only tally pinch a minimum of 5 participants. For much accusation aliases to reserve a place, interaction Tourist Info Pego one Les Valls connected 699 762 815.

This guided acquisition offers not conscionable a tour, but a vivid brushwood pinch nan stories, landscapes and tone of Pego — a municipality wherever history, fable and quality intertwine beautifully.