Benicolet: Cultural Heritage, Traditions and Landscapes

Benicolet combines local memory with regional traditions and landscapes. The Monument to the Poassa, the riuraus, the Escalda de la Pasa festival, as well as mountains and a waterfall give the town a range of different facets.

Memories and Heritage Buildings

The Monument to the Poassa commemorates a former communal watering place for livestock. The riuraus in Benicolet are buildings associated with the tradition of the Escalda de la Pasa, a 19th-century process for producing Muscatel raisins. This gives you a tangible connection to former uses and processing traditions, without reducing the town to a single historical theme.

Carrer d’en Mig is also one of Benicolet’s cultural points of reference. It is a place where matches of the Valencian ball game, pilota valenciana, can take place. In this way, the possible sporting activity adds another local practice to the traces of former everyday use and the buildings associated with raisin production.

A September Festival and Seasonal Products

The Escalda de la Pasa festival takes place every September and includes music, workshops, gastronomy and cultural activities. If you would like to plan your trip around a cultural event, this month is the specific time to keep in mind. Benicolet’s local products include seasonal agricultural produce. Thus, a festive occasion and the produce of the respective season come together in the description of the town.

Font Vella and the Surrounding Landscape

Font Vella reflects a former everyday function: it was once used for washing clothes and collecting water for household use. At the same time, Font Vella has been restored and prepared as a recreational area with tables and fireplaces for grilling and cooking paellas. At this specific site, former water use is combined with a designed area for spending time and sharing meals.

The mountains surrounding Benicolet include La Cuta, La Safor and La Picadura. Presa is a waterfall in the vicinity of Benicolet. These landscape destinations complement the cultural and historical themes with references to mountains and waterfalls, giving a trip to Benicolet a natural dimension alongside festivals, buildings and local products.

Cultural Destinations in the Wider Regional Area

The Museu Faller is a museum in the vicinity of Benicolet. In the wider regional area around Benicolet, the Palacio Ducal is a palace. The Palau Ducal Dels Borja is also located in this wider regional area and is a palace. Castillo de Xàtiva is a castle in the wider regional area around Benicolet. When selecting cultural destinations, you can therefore look beyond a nearby museum to palaces and a castle in the wider regional area.

For the broader travel overview: Valencia.