Montitxelvo

Poulation: 605 hab. Municipal area: 8,2 km2 Altitude: 270 m. Demonym: montixelvà, montixelvana Town Hall Phone no.: 96 289 70 00 Web: www.montichelvo.es E-mail: administracio@montitxelvo.org

MONTITXELVO

MONUMENTS Historic Center

Still retains the ancient medieval plot in which the street of Dalt stands out, as the center of power of the old town. In it is the church of Santa Ana and the remains of the old castle-palace. Also elements of interest are the ceramic altarpieces, the fountain of Abajo, the Plaza Cervantes or the hermitage of El Salvador.

St. Ana church

It was built in Baroque style, but subsequent renovations were carried

out in neoclassical style. Inside are the ceramic altarpieces of the 18th century and the mural paintings of the chapel of the baptismal font. The bell tower houses the Anne-Marie bell, blessed in 1908.

Montitxelvo castle-palace

It was a quadrangular defensive construction with turrets on its edges. Only one of its two-storey-high defensive towers with ojival crossing and part of the canvas of the medieval town wall is preserved.

The raisin and the Riuraus

The Riuraus are agricultural buildings that were used for the production of the raisin. The grapes harvested in late summer were blanched with boiling water in the riuraus ovens; then began the sun drying on the extended reeds in the yard. The grapes were kept inside the building overnight or in the face of threats of rain.

Hydraulic heritage

Extensive hydraulic heritage derived from an efficient water use for agriculture and human supply

El Sastre raft

Formed by two rafts for irrigation made in masonry and mortar mortar. It receives the waters of the Fuente de Ferri and channels them into the orchard thanks to ditches and aqueducts.

Micairent Mill

This 18th-century mill used the waters of the Micairent Fountain to move the grinding wheel in charge of grinding wheat. It highlights the water clock used to regulate the use of its waters.

Planet Aqueduct

It is one of the best preserved aqueducts of the municipality, dating from the XVXVIII centuries and is made with Valencian tapestry and cooked baroque bricks.

Alcabor de Remigio

Water mine of the early twentieth century that was built with flat masonry slabs, imitating Roman technique. Capture the groundwater for irrigation of the nearby orchard.

FESTIVITIES

January 16: San Antonio Bonfires Easter: “La Salpassà”. Tradition of possible Jewish or pre-Christian origin, consisting of the blessing of salt and water in each of the houses in order to protect the house, crops and families. First weekend of May: major festivities to the Virgin of the Rosary, the Christ of Forgiveness, the Divine Aurora and the Immaculate Conception Sunday of Corpus: “Els Altarets” First weekend of July: festivities of Moors and Christians July: Cultural week with giant paella, exhibitions, sports competitions, theater, cinema in the square and cucañas. First weekend of September: festival of the “l’Escaldà de la Pansa” (scalding of the raisin). For four years the City Council has organized the feast of the Escaldà with the aim of recovering this tradition of the town linked to the cultivation of the vineyard, and it does so with correfuegos, concerts, scalding of the raisin…

EXCURSIONS

SL-CV 83: La Creueta viewpoint (1 km 30 min) SL-CV 84: Water Route (5 km 2 h) PR-CV 390: Les Penyes Albes Route (8.7 km 2 h 55 min

Other excursions:

• Place of the Mill Fountain • Local products

It is part of itinerary no. 4 of the Vall d’Albaida routes

LOCAL PRODUCTS

• Fruit trees • Cold meat • The Raisin