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<html><title>Gandia (La Safor)</title><body><body background="./graphics/BACKGRND.GIF"><head><H1><IMG SRC="./graphics/CHURCH.JPG" ALIGN=BOTTOM>Gandia (La Safor)</H1></head><hr><ul><ul><ul><ul><ul><ul>La Valldigna, ie, "the valley worthy of a king" as legendhas it, is a lovely transversely running valley full of orangegroves at the top part of the La Safor region. It runs from Mount Les Creusand El Montdúver Sierra to the sea. Three villages belong to it,which are called Benifairo and Simat to which "de Valldigna"is added. Tavernes de Valldigna is the half-official capital andthe only one with a district reaching down to the shore wherean important centre of apartment blocks has been built. The valleyis one of the most peaceful places. At Simat, a visit should includethe Royal Monastery of La Valldigna, an architectural treasureof the 14th Century.<P>Xeraco is the gateway to the orchard lands of Gandia, which isa large, fertile coastal plain with 27 scattered villages andirrigated by the Serpis and the Vernisa. Its inland boundariesare the mountains of La Safor, which is 1,011m high and afterwhich the region is named, and El Montdúver Peak (841m). <b>Gandia</b>is unquestionably the capital of La Safor. Very early prehistorictraces give an idea of the art and personality of the first cavedwellers of El Parpalló, Negra and El Forat de l´Aire.In Roman times, people began to come down from the heights andsettle on the plain, which explains the traces of civilisationsat Ador, Beniartjo and other places. In Muslim times, the castlesat Bairén, Rótova and Almisserat were important defensive structures.After the Reconquest, Jaume I grants the town the title of dukedom.Famous writers Joanot Martorell (Tirant Lo Blanch) and Ausiàs March (Antologia Poètica) were born in this beautiful city. The 15th Century is of exceptional splendour coinciding with the Borgia(Spain.: Borja) family, the 4th duke of whom is canonised as FrancesBorgia. In the 16th Century, Gandia receives the title of University. Itschurch, raised to the dignity of Collegiate Church by a Borgiapope (Alexander VI) was begun in the 14th Century and is one of the mostoutstanding examples of Valencia Gothic. Despite many alterations,the ducal palace still preserves the Borgia style and houses manyobjects reminiscent of the saint. A visit should also includethe Royal Monastery of Santa Clara and San Marcos Hospital, whichare both of the 14th Century. <P>Although its main activity continues to be farming and its harbouris still one of the most important for the export of citrus fruit,Gandia´s tourist trade has changed its coastline to a certainextent, fortunately in an orderly way, thus creating an importantinfrastructure for tourism around it's Dorada Beach.<P>The surrounding of Gandia should be visited by making very interestingbasic excursions, such as the one from el Parpalló to Montdúveralong a regional road through La Marxuquera as far as La DrovaValley; the one through La Safor visiting Almoines, Beniartjo,Potries and Villalonga, and the one of Rótova through Alfahuirfor a visit of the 14th Century former Monastery of San Jerónimo de Cotalba,which is the most interesting in the whole region.<P>The district of Oliva marks the boundary of the region in theSouth. It was a dukedom founded by Alfonso el Magnanimo in 1449and the birthplace of Gregori Mayans, a writer. It has a magnificentbeach which links up with those of Piles, Bellreguart, Daimúsand Miramar in the north and extends as far the mouth of the RiverMolinell in the south, which is the boundary of the Province ofAlicante and an area which once belonged to El Castillo de Rebollet,a mainly agricultural community where the monumental neo-ClassicalArchpriestly Church of Sant Maria la Mayor and San Roque Church- once a mosque - stand out. Olive lies 77km from Valencia.<P>In all four seasons, the whole of the Valencia coast is an invitingplace because of its magnificent climatic conditions.</ul></ul></ul></ul></ul></ul>Text extracted from Tourist Office of Spain. Copyright 1995, Tourist Office of Spain Asia/Pacific Regional Office, Tokyo, Japan.<hr><h5><A HREF="http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~ignasi/personal.html"><img src="./graphics/FLECHA.GIF">Back to Ignacio Garcia's Personal Information</a></h5><pre></pre><center><hr><A HREF="http://www.raleigh.ibm.com/WebExplorer/"><IMG SRC="./graphics/WEB.GIF"></a></center><pre></pre><h5><a href="http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~ignasi/">Ignacio Garcia</a><address><a href="mailto:ignasi@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu">ignasi@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu</a></address>⌨️ 快捷键说明
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