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The Route of the Monasteries of Valencia ( GR-236) is a religious and cultural route that connects five monasteries located in central region of the
The route of the Monasteries: El Pas del Pobre.
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Tourist Office of Gandia
which credited the pilgrims passing through the various monasteries and towns.
Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
The Route on the website of Gandia Tourist Info
Maps and itineraries of the Route
Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna
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The Route of the Monasteries of Valencia ( GR-236) is a religious and cultural route that connects five monasteries located in central region of the Province of Valencia
Valencia ( ca-valencia, València) is a province of Spain, in the central part of the autonomous Valencian Community. Of the province's over 2.5 million people (2018), one-third live in the capital, Valencia, which is also the capital of the au ...
, (Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wi ...
), in Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
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. The Route was inaugurated in the year 2008.Source: Las Provincias
''Las Provincias'' is a Spanish language regional newspaper published in Valencia, Spain. Founded in 1886 it is one of the oldest publications in the country.
History and profile
''Las Provincias'' was first published in Valencia in January 188 ...
The route of the Monasteries: El Pas del Pobre.
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The Monasteries
The route includes the following five monasteries: *1Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
The Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba (; es, San Jerónimo de Cotalba, "Saint Jerome of Cotalba") is a monastic building of Valencian Gothic, Mudéjar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles constructed between the 14th and 18t ...
, in Alfauir
Alfauir (; es, Alfahuir) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Main sights
*Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, constructed between the 14th and 18th centuries.
*Church of the Mare de Déu del Roser ...
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*2 Monastery of the Corpus Christi, in Llutxent.
*3 Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna, in Simat de la Valldigna
Simat de la Valldigna () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is 50 km from Valencia, and 20 km from Cullera and Gandia. It is also near Xàtiva and Alzira.
It is one of the four village ...
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*4 Monastery of Aguas Vivas, in Carcaixent
Carcaixent (, Spanish: ''Carcagente'') is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, eastern Spain, with c. 20,000 inhabitants. Its origins go back to prehistoric Iberian and Roman times, with some remainders in its area. It is loca ...
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*5 Monastery of la Murta, in Alzira.
Itineraries
There are four distinct itineraries. The first road, for condition for hiking: the GR-236 (over 90 km in length), the second route, access to the monasteries with vehicles. The four routes are different and each one goes through different towns, but both routes pass by the five monasteries. *On foot (GR-236). *By car. *Bicycle ( MTB). *By horse (IE-001).Route GR-236
The route on foot
The walk route passes through ancient medieval historical paths as the ''Pas del Pobre'' (passage of the poor), riding trails, mountain trails, old roads and railroad tracks. It starts at the train station in Gandia and ends in Alzira, to connect to public transport. The route begins inGandia
Gandia ( es, Gandía) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar (or ''Costa dels Tarongers''), south of Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can acc ...
Railway Station and ends on Alzira Railway Station.
The GR-236 is the international code of the Monasteries route by foot. It is a GR (GR footpath
The GR footpaths are a network of long-distance walking trails in Europe, mostly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain. They go by the following names: french: link=no, sentier de grande randonnée, vls, link=no, Groteroutepad, nl, L ...
) officially approved by the Valencian Federation of Mountain Climbing.
The GR-236 begins in Gandía and finishes in Alzira passing by these monasteries:
*1 Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
The Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba (; es, San Jerónimo de Cotalba, "Saint Jerome of Cotalba") is a monastic building of Valencian Gothic, Mudéjar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles constructed between the 14th and 18t ...
, in Alfauir
Alfauir (; es, Alfahuir) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Main sights
*Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, constructed between the 14th and 18th centuries.
*Church of the Mare de Déu del Roser ...
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*2 Monastery of the Corpus Christi, in Llutxent.
*3 Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna, in Simat de la Valldigna
Simat de la Valldigna () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is 50 km from Valencia, and 20 km from Cullera and Gandia. It is also near Xàtiva and Alzira.
It is one of the four village ...
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*4 Monastery of Aguas Vivas, in Carcaixent
Carcaixent (, Spanish: ''Carcagente'') is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, eastern Spain, with c. 20,000 inhabitants. Its origins go back to prehistoric Iberian and Roman times, with some remainders in its area. It is loca ...
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*5 Monastery of la Murta, in Alzira.
All the paths are perfectly signposted from the Train Station of Gandia to Alzira. There are road signs in problematic forks with location signs and direction signs. The signs are white and red and they all have the path code (GR-236). To walk round this route you need 2 or 3 days. There is a main route (3–4 days) and there is another way where you can take a short cut in the route (2–3 days), but with the last option you can't see one of the monasteries (Corpus Christi, in Llutxent).
The route by car
*1 Monastery of the Corpus Christi *2 Llutxent *3 Benicolet *4Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
The Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba (; es, San Jerónimo de Cotalba, "Saint Jerome of Cotalba") is a monastic building of Valencian Gothic, Mudéjar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles constructed between the 14th and 18t ...
*5 Gandia
Gandia ( es, Gandía) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar (or ''Costa dels Tarongers''), south of Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can acc ...
*6 Marxuquera
*7 La Drova
*8 Barx
Barx (, es, Bárig) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Etymology
Tackling the etymology of the place name "Barx" is no simple matter and has caused heated controversy between scholars of Roman and ...
*9 Simat de la Valldigna
Simat de la Valldigna () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is 50 km from Valencia, and 20 km from Cullera and Gandia. It is also near Xàtiva and Alzira.
It is one of the four village ...
*10 Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna
*11 Monastery of Aguas Vivas
*12 La Barraca d'Aigües Vives
*13 Alzira
*14 Monastery of la Murta
The route by bicycle (MTB)
The itinerary by bicycle ( MTB) is a circular route of 123 km which starts and ends in Alzira and which crosses the central regions ofLa Safor
Safor () is a ''comarca'' within the province of Valencia, Spain. The capital is the city of Gandia, but also includes the towns of Oliva, Piles and Daimús, among others. The beach area of Gandia, La Platja, is well known for its wild nightli ...
, la Vall d'Albaida and La Ribera Alta. The itinerary has a specific signaling and a special path adapted to mountain bike.
The route by horse IE-001
The itinerary by horse has a specific signaling and a special path adapted to horses and homologated by the Royal Spanish Equestrian Federation (RFHE) and their code is IE-001. It is the first route in Spain and the second in Europe to be approved as equestrian route. The itinerary starts in theMonastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
The Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba (; es, San Jerónimo de Cotalba, "Saint Jerome of Cotalba") is a monastic building of Valencian Gothic, Mudéjar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles constructed between the 14th and 18t ...
, near Gandia.
Credentials
It's possible to collect a card in thTourist Office of Gandia
which credited the pilgrims passing through the various monasteries and towns.
Tourist Info
*Tourist Info Gandia Avda. Marques de Campo s/n 46701 Gandia (Valencia) Ph 96 287 77 88 www.visitgandia.com *Tourist Info Ròtova Plaza Mayor 7 - 46725 Rotova (Valencia) Ph 96 283 53 16 *Tourist Info Tavernes de la Valldigna Avda. Marina s/n 46760 Tavernes de la Valldigna (Valencia) Ph 96 288 52 64 www.valldignaturisme.org *Tourist Info Alzira Pl. del Reino 46600 Alzira (Valencia) Ph 96 241 95 51 www.alzira.es *Tourist Info Simat de la Valldigna Passeig 9 de Octubre, s/n 46750 Simat de la Valldigna (Valencia) Ph 96 281 09 20Bibliography
*Bernat Montagud Piera. "Monasterios Valencianos". Generalitat Valenciana, Conselleria de Cultura, Educació i Ciència. Rutes d'aproximació al patrimoni cultural valencià, Volumen nº 3. 1984. *María Desamparados Cabanes Pecourt. Los monasterios valencianos.University of Valencia
The University of Valencia ( ca-valencia, Universitat de València ; also known as UV) is a public research university located in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is one of the oldest surviving universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Vale ...
. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Departamento de Historia Medieval. 1974.
*Carlos Sarthou Carreres. "Monasterios Valencianos: su historia y su arte". La Semana Gráfica, Valencia, 1943.
See also
*Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
The Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba (; es, San Jerónimo de Cotalba, "Saint Jerome of Cotalba") is a monastic building of Valencian Gothic, Mudéjar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles constructed between the 14th and 18t ...
* Route of the Borgias
The Route of the Borgias is a cultural route, that includes sites associated with the Borja or ''Borgia'', located in their native Valencian Community, Spain. The marketing of the route was inaugurated in 2007.Source: ABCPaseo por la his ...
* PR-CV 100 (Route of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba)
* Route of the Castles of Vinalopó
The Route of the castles of Vinalopó is a historic and cultural route in Spain, connecting some of the castles of the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, most of them based in the Valley of Vinalopó.
The route, which is located in the V ...
* GR-160
References
External links
The Route
Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
The Route on the website of Gandia Tourist Info
Maps and itineraries of the Route
The Monasteries
Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna
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