Forna: Holiday Apartment between a Castle and Mountain Panoramas
Accommodation in Forna
Forna is home to Castillo de Forna, a stately residence built in the late 15th or early 16th century in the Valencian Gothic style of civil Gothic architecture. The castle contains one of the finest collections of graffiti or inscriptions in the surrounding area; the graffiti are probably the work of the craftsmen who built the structure.
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Culture
The Església de Sant Bernat Abat dates approximately from the 16th century. Parts of the original decorative paintings and stonework have been preserved, as has the bell gable. The church adds visible details to the historic townscape, where architectural form, furnishings and traditional craftsmanship are closely interconnected.
Casa Badia is also considered one of Forna's most representative buildings and is particularly valued by the local residents. During the 1932–1933 school year, it housed Forna's mixed one-room school. Its history therefore combines the representative function of an important building with a specific chapter from the town's former school life.
The new municipal route through Forna is designed for all visitor groups and leads to six points in the town. It passes through Forna's preserved architectural and cultural heritage and conveys the character of an authentic Moorish alqueria. The six stops thus form a route of their own through Forna, while the named landscape routes direct attention to further areas of countryside. When planning your visit, you can focus on either the historic stops or the landscapes along the named routes.
Landscape
The Forna–Vilallonga route starts in Forna's square and offers views of the Marina mountains, the Revoltes d'Orba, La Llacuna and Mount Xillibre. The starting point connects the town with a viewpoint from which several named landscape features appear together. The route thus brings together a view of the Marina mountains and several individual landscape destinations within the same described panorama.
The Forna–El Carritxar–l'Atzúbia route offers panoramic views of the Marjal Pego-Oliva Nature Park and the eastern slopes of the Mostalla and Segària mountain ranges. For travel planning, the town route and the landscape routes can be considered as different thematic approaches, without limiting your stay to just one type of discovery. The two routes differ in their named landscape references: one directs attention to the nature park, while the other focuses on the Marina mountains and the listed peaks.
When choosing a holiday apartment in Forna, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can be matched to your own travel plans. Two specific focuses stand alongside each other: the historic heritage around the castle, church and Casa Badia, and the scenic routes to Vilallonga and via El Carritxar and l'Atzúbia.
Further destinations
Other destinations at the same regional level include Granja De Rocamora, Petrer, Rojales, Muro De Alcoy, Monóvar, Orito, Albatera and Quatretondeta.
Visits and festivals
Forna's washhouse lies below the level of the square and can be reached via a staircase. Forna's summer festivals in honour of Sant Bernat include a parade of Moros i Cristians and a fancy-dress parade.
For the main travel overview: Alicante.
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