Discover Novelé: Culture, Landscape and the Trail to Peña de San Diego

Novelé lies on flat terrain along the Cànyoles River and at the foot of the Sierra Vernissa. The town’s location therefore combines the open plain by the water with the rising landscape at the foot of the sierra. From Valencia, the route follows the A-7, then the CV-40, and finally the CV-645. This sequence of roads ranges from the regional connection to the final access road to Novelé.

Culture and Buildings

One of the notable buildings in Novelé is the parish church of Our Lady of the Rosary. It was built in the 16th century and has a Latin-cross floor plan. The façade features an 18th-century ceramic-tile retable. It depicts the Trinity, San Bartolomé and Santa Maria Magdalena. This building therefore brings together the church’s historical construction period, its distinctive floor plan and a later depiction on the façade.

Another historic building is the Alquería de Tallada, which was built in 1748 and classified as a Bien de Relevancia Local. The local washhouse is also one of the town’s mentioned features; a striking mosaic depicting Cristo del Perdón can be found there. The alquería and the washhouse complement the parish church with an 18th-century building and a structure featuring a religious mosaic. Novelé thus preserves different architectural forms, periods of construction and artistic depictions.

Landscape and Trails

The main trail to Peña de San Diego begins in Novelé. The hike along the trails of Peña de San Diego is not very demanding and is also suitable for children. The route described therefore leads from the town into the landscape around Peña de San Diego. Between the flat terrain along the Cànyoles and the foot of the Sierra Vernissa, it forms a distinct local point of reference alongside the historic buildings.

Festivals and Gastronomy

A cultural week takes place in Novelé in October. Its programme includes a medieval market and celebrations honouring the traditional cuisine of Novelé and its comarca. In addition, the town’s patron-saint festivities take place in the last week of August. The festival calendar therefore includes two different periods: the patron-saint festivities in the last week of August and the cultural week in October. While the October event includes the medieval market and the celebration of the traditional cuisine of Novelé and its comarca, the August event forms part of the town’s patron-saint festivities.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Novelé, travel dates, apartment size and cancellation conditions can provide an objective basis for comparison. This keeps the accommodation decision separate from the town’s specific features, while the information about culture, landscape, hiking trail and festivals describes the content of the stay and makes it easier to select the desired details.

Other places you can visit afterwards include Playa, Carlet, Cortes De Pallás, Santa María de Bonaire, Alpuente, Jarafuel, Sinarcas and Xirivella.

For the higher-level travel overview: Valencia.