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BÈLGIDA The lookout of la Vall Enric Valor remembered with great appreciation his days in Bèlgida, when he was visiting a relative’s house. In maturity, he dedicated the fable ‘El ferrer de Bèlgida’ in that Valldalbaidina village where he played and enjoyed when he was a child. Something has Bèlgida who falls in love with those who pass through this municipality of no more than 673 inhabitants. We wanted to highlight three reasons that will lead you to visit this beautiful municipality crossed from south to north by the River La Mata: its pioneering production of organic agriculture, the poetry of the writer Antoni Espí and the popular and fun Carnivals. These are just three reasons to visit Bèlgida, if you haven’t already.
Pioneers in organic production Agriculture has been and is the main source of income in the town of Belgida. Its citizens have dedicated their working hours to cultivating the fields of the term, going from the cultivation of dryland (table grape, olive and carob trees) to those of irrigation (oranges and persimmons). If there is industrial activity in Belgida it is due to agriculture, there you can find oil mills, wine cellars and even insecticide manufacturing. The weight of agriculture in Belgida is
reflected in its cooperative, a pioneer in organic cultivation for twenty years and in which, on average, 120 workers work, between their facilities and the fields. Thus, Cofrudeca was born in 1983 and since ‘85 it is a pioneer in organic cultivation, having a section of products of these characteristics where its farmers produce all kinds of fruits and vegetables. This cooperative has the recognition of the association ‘Vida Sana’ and its products are endorsed by the Committee of Ecological Agriculture of the Valencian Community, a seal that guarantees the final consumer that the
