Sot De Ferrer between the Sierra Espadán and Sierra Calderona

Sot De Ferrer lies between the Sierra de Espadán to the north and the first foothills of the Sierra Calderona to the south. The Río Palancia valley crosses the municipality and surrounds the town centre from northwest to east.

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Nature and the river landscape

The Cueva de la Moneda has a descending gallery leading to a narrow rock fissure approximately 20 metres long. The cave serves as a stopover for a migratory bat species. The river landscape also includes the Curso Medio del Palancia protected area, which is designated both as a LIC and as a ZEC.

Culture and history

The Palacio del Señor on the Plaza de la Iglesia is designated as a Bien de Interés Cultural. The building features distinctive pointed-arch architecture from the late 13th century, with Gothic details from the 14th and 15th centuries. The Iglesia Parroquial de la Inmaculada Concepción was completed in the 18th century in the Neoclassical style. It contains a painting of the Immaculate Conception attributed to Vicente Masip or Juan de Juanes.

At the Yacimiento de Rochinas, the structural lines are still well preserved despite the ruined condition. The site comprises 17 rooms connected by a central corridor and measures 35 by 19 metres. A settlement on Monte de Rochinas lies in a bend of the Río Palancia.

The Acueducto de Santa Lucía channels water to the cultivated areas and crosses the Santa Lucía gorge via a semicircular arch carved from stone. It is more than 600 years old. At the Molino de Calores, water was channelled to wooden paddles, which used additional mechanisms to grind grain.

The Lavadero de la Rocha de la Escuela is a public washhouse on the edge of the Acequia Mayor; its roof was recently renovated. Below the Lavadero de la Luz is the last washhouse in the village, where sick people washed in order to prevent epidemics and infections among the population. The Ermita de San Antonio has been documented since the late 17th century, while construction of the Calvario on Monte de San Antonio began in 1801. The Ermita de San Antonio and the Calvario form an excursion destination offering wide-ranging views.

Trails and open spaces

The SL-CV 186 runs parallel to the Río Palancia to the Iberian settlement of La Rochina and offers views of the Sierra Calderona and the Sierra de Espadán. The Vía Verde de Ojos Negros can be used on foot, by bicycle or in a wheelchair, apart from individual ramps outside the original route. Its Valencian section runs from Barracas to Sagunto and opens up, among others, the landscapes of Sot De Ferrer.

Getting there

Sot De Ferrer can be reached via the A-23, exit 21, and the Sot De Ferrer–Soneja connecting road. The nearest railway station is in Soneja, 2 km from Sot De Ferrer.

Other places

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