Route of the Monasteries of Valencia

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Route of the Monasteries of Valencia (GR-236)
Route marker 17, El Surar, Pinet, Valencia.jpg
Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
Length90 km (56 mi)
LocationFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Designation GR footpath
Use Hiking, Mountain biking, Equestrianism
Hiking details
Trail difficultyEasy
SeasonAll year
Sights Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
Monastery of the Corpus Christi
Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna
Monastery of Aguas Vivas
Monastery of la Murta
Maintained by Generalitat Valenciana
Map of the route
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Gothic-mudejar cloister of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, in Alfauir, the beginning of the Route of the Monasteries. SantJeroniClaustreEscala06.jpg
Gothic-mudéjar cloister of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, in Alfauir, the beginning of the Route of the Monasteries.
Valencian Gothic stairs in the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, work of Pere Compte, 15th century. Cotalba escala flamigera.JPG
Valencian Gothic stairs in the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, work of Pere Compte, 15th century.
Church of the Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna, in Simat de la Valldigna. Sta maria valldigna interior.jpg
Church of the Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna, in Simat de la Valldigna.
General view of the Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna. Santa maria de la valldigna.jpg
General view of the Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna.
General view of the Monastery of la Murta, in Alzira. Murtaalzi.JPG
General view of the Monastery of la Murta, in Alzira.
Main door of the Monastery of the Corpus Christi, in Llutxent. Portada de la basilica del Corpus Christi de Llutxent.JPG
Main door of the Monastery of the Corpus Christi, in Llutxent.
View of the Monastery of Aguas Vivas, in Carcaixent. Carcagente.Convento de Aguas Vivas.jpg
View of the Monastery of Aguas Vivas, in Carcaixent.

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, (Valencian Community), in Spain. The Route was inaugurated in the year 2008. [1] [2]

Contents

The Monasteries

The route includes the following five monasteries:

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.

Route GR-236

IdentifierDenominationTourItineraries
 GR-236  Route of the Monasteries of Valencia Gandia - Almoines - Beniarjó - Beniflà - Palma de Gandia - Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba - Ròtova - Alfauir - Almiserà - Castle of Vilella - Llutxent - Monastery of the Corpus Christi - Castle of Xio - Pinet - Barx - Simat de la Valldigna - Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna - Benifairó de la Valldigna - Monastery of Aguas Vivas - La Barraca de Aguas Vivas - Monastery of la Murta - Alzira
  • On foot
  • By car
  • Bicycle (MTB)
  • By horse

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 in Gandia 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) officially approved by the Valencian Federation of Mountain Climbing.

The GR-236 begins in Gandía and finishes in Alzira passing by these monasteries:

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

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 of La Safor, 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 the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, near Gandia.

Credentials

It's possible to collect a card in the Tourist Office of Gandia which credited the pilgrims passing through the various monasteries and towns.

Tourist Info

Avda. Marques de Campo s/n 46701 Gandia (Valencia) Ph 96 287 77 88 www.visitgandia.com

Plaza Mayor 7 - 46725 Rotova (Valencia) Ph 96 283 53 16

Avda. Marina s/n 46760 Tavernes de la Valldigna (Valencia) Ph 96 288 52 64 www.valldignaturisme.org

Pl. del Reino 46600 Alzira (Valencia) Ph 96 241 95 51 www.alzira.es

Passeig 9 de Octubre, s/n 46750 Simat de la Valldigna (Valencia) Ph 96 281 09 20

Bibliography

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References

  1. Source: El Mundo (Spain). The route of the Monasteries is inaugurated.
  2. Source: Las Provincias. The route of the Monasteries: El Pas del Pobre.

The Route

The Monasteries