El Moralet: Landscape, Bell Tower and Festive Culture

El Moralet can be experienced through three very different settings: the Ermita del Moralet, the Los Tajos y La Murta public forest and the Valle Grande ravine. The Ermita del Moralet has a square floor plan and whitewashed walls; in the forest and Valle Grande, shrubland, grassland, Triassic gypsum, micaceous sandstones, coloured clays, reeds, sedge meadows and a small spring shape the landscape. For travel planning, you can distinguish between a building, a gypsum landscape, a ravine, cycling routes, hiking routes and festivities in El Moralet. The options range from a building and forest and ravine landscapes to community routes and festivities.

Landscape in the Sierra de los Tajos y La Murta

In the El Moralet area of the Sierra de los Tajos y La Murta, the Los Tajos y La Murta public forest lies on the border with the municipality of Agost. In the El Moralet area of the Sierra de los Tajos y La Murta, shrubland and grassland on gypsum soils predominate. The sierra is characterised by shrubland and grassland on gypsum soils, while Valle Grande is defined by its ravine, rocks, reeds, sedge meadows and a small spring.

Valle Grande: Ravine, Rock and Water

The Valle Grande area in the El Moralet district lies in a ravine within the Rambla del Rambutxar drainage basin. Triassic gypsum, micaceous sandstones and coloured clays emerge on the valley floor of the Valle Grande ravine. The Valle Grande area has reed beds and sedge meadows; a small spring forms a body of water no more than a handspan deep. Thus, geological formations and water-dependent vegetation occur together in Valle Grande.

The Ermita del Moralet

The Ermita del Moralet has a square floor plan and whitewashed walls. It retains its original bell in a small bell tower. The small bell tower adds another architectural detail to the hermitage's whitewashed walls.

Mobility and Active Experiences

Alicante's demand-responsive public transport service included connections between El Moralet and the city centre. These included TAD 1 between Alicante and Moralet and TAD 2 via La Cañada and Moralet. The El Moralet neighbourhood association offers cycling routes and hiking routes as part of its activities. For planning your journey, you can distinguish between the Alicante–Moralet connection and the route via La Cañada and Moralet.

Festivities and Traditional Games

The celebrations include participatory traditional games. They have been held since 1946 and honour the Immaculate Conception and Saint Anthony of Padua. The games complement the religious dedications with a communal element of the celebrations in El Moralet.

Further destinations: Monnegre, Santa Faz.

For the wider travel overview: Alicante.