Les Alqueries: Orange Groves and Cultural Heritage

Les Alqueries stands out for its completely flat landscape, characterised by orange cultivation, numerous alquerías and country houses. The town combines this rural scenery with buildings, archaeological remains, walking paths and long-standing traditions.

Culture and Buildings

La Regenta is a protected cultural heritage monument. Known as Torre de la Regenta, the tower has a rectangular floor plan, is 11.2 metres high and features loopholes, a ground floor with a barrel vault and battlements. Torre de la Regenta is a very old defensive tower that was later incorporated into an agricultural residential complex.

Torre de la Regenta is located within an enclosed area on the Camí de la Ratlla near Vila-real. Another religious attraction is the parish church of Nuestra Señora del Niño Perdido, which is classified as a "Bien de Relevancia Local".

El Replà is a municipal cultural heritage complex near the centre of Alquerías del Niño Perdido. The ensemble includes the Iglesia Vella del Replà, La Casona del Replà and El Aljibe del Replà. One of the buildings in the ensemble dates from the 16th century and was extensively remodelled in the mid-19th century.

History and Townscape

Les Alqueries grew out of a group of alquerías, or agricultural farmsteads, that were dependent on Vila-real. A Roman bridge stands on the Riu Sec, while Iberian remains have been preserved at Torrasa.

La Palmera is a distinctive former school dating from the 1930s. A walk through the town reveals interesting houses in the Modernist style. Les Alqueries also has numerous Muslim remains. The town hall is located in the Modernist and Neoclassical Chalé de Safont.

Nature and Trails

In the immediate surroundings of Les Alqueries, an easy, almost flat hike leads through orange groves to the nearby Muntanyeta de Sant Antoni in Betxí. The town walk and this hike offer different perspectives, between the built-up townscape and the agricultural landscape.

When comparing holiday apartments in Les Alqueries, you can check travel dates, room category and cancellation policies on the offer pages. For your planning, the flat landscape, architectural heritage, the walk, the hike and the festival traditions are presented as distinct themes.

Other Places

Other places in the regional overview: Coll D'ares, Calig, El Grau de Moncofa, La Vall D'uixó, La Llosa, Cabanes, Alcudia de Veo and Villahermosa Del Río.

Festivals and Local Traditions

The 2024 patron saint festivities were held in honour of the Virgen del Niño Perdido. Their programme included a bull programme with eight bulls, as well as a daily cattle run in the bullring. The traditional Calderas meal was also part of the festival programme.

A monolith commemorates the independence of Les Alqueries; in June, this is also commemorated with the Fiesta de la Segregación.

For the overarching travel overview: Castellon.