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Muro de Alcoy (Spanish) or Muro d'Alcoi (Valencian), also briefly called Muro (Spanish and Valencian), is a town and municipality located in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying at the foot of the Serra de Mariola. As of 2009, it has a total population of c. 8,900 inhabitants. The economy of Muro de Alcoy is based on textile industry, manufacture of plastic products and furniture and agriculture (olives and almonds).
The main festival in Muro is the Moros i cristians, celebrated during the second weekend of May. According to popular tradition the festival commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as Reconquista (from the 8th century through the 15th century). The festivals represent the capture of the city by the Moors and the subsequent Christian reconquest.
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La iglesia de San Joaquín es un edificio situado en la localidad española de Cela de Núñez, en la provincia de Alicante.
IglesiaBien de Relevancia Local
RelieveBien de interés cultural
Estación de ferrocarril, del siglo XIX.
Estación de ferrocarrilBien inmueble de Etnología
IglesiaBien de Relevancia Local
Iglesia, del siglo XVIII.
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IglesiaBien de Relevancia Local
Retablo cerámicoBien de Relevancia Local
Retablo cerámicoBien de Relevancia Local
Ermita, del siglo XVII.
ErmitaBien de Relevancia Local
Conjunto monumentalBien de Relevancia Local
RelieveBien de interés cultural
Caseta de peón camineroBien inmueble de Etnología
Cementerio, del siglo XIX.
CementerioBien inmueble de Etnología
ChimeneaBien de Relevancia Local
Retablo cerámicoBien de Relevancia Local
Lavadero, del siglo XX.
LavaderoBien inmueble de Etnología
Retablo cerámico, del siglo XX.
Retablo cerámicoBien inmueble de Etnología
Retablo cerámicoBien de Relevancia Local
Retablo cerámicoBien de Relevancia Local
Retablo cerámicoBien de Relevancia Local
Retablo cerámicoBien de Relevancia Local
Retablo cerámicoBien de Relevancia Local
Retablo cerámicoBien de Relevancia Local
La casa-museo Francisco Torregrosa está ubicada en el municipio de Muro de Alcoy (Provincia de Alicante, España).
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5 plans to experience Muro de Alcoy on the move, not just passing through.
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Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.
What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.
