{"id":10987,"date":"2015-12-18T19:30:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T19:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xativaturismo.com\/en\/cova-negra\/"},"modified":"2017-04-21T15:13:32","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T15:13:32","slug":"cova-negra-cave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xativaturismo.com\/en\/cova-negra-cave\/","title":{"rendered":"Cova Negra Cave"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_js]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[\/vc_raw_js][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/xativaturismo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/camino1-2.jpg&#8221; 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Located in a narrow valley that runs along the river Albaida, the park covers 57 hectares of spectacular countryside that is home to a wealth of ecological and heritage assets, including the Cova Negra archaeological site. Declared a Cultural Heritage Site, the cave is fundamental in understanding European prehistory and how the Neanderthals lived.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/xativaturismo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rio.jpg&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; enable_3d=&#8221;true&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; full_height=&#8221;true&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;20&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;20&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;40&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;100&#8243; skip_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;paisaje-verde&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Rich source of biodiversity<br \/>\n&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|text_align:center|color:%23c9c9c9&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A ramble through the Cova Negra landscape reveals the contrast between riverside and mountain flora. The river Albaida hosts communities of floating plants and is lined by riverside woods containing mature poplars and elms. Meanwhile, the mountain area is perfumed with the seductive scent of Mediterranean flora, including many aromatic herbs such as pebrella (Thymus piperella), a species of thyme that is endemic to Valencia.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/xativaturismo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/flores-2.jpg&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; enable_3d=&#8221;true&#8221; speed_factor=&#8221;0.5&#8243; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; full_height=&#8221;true&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;20&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;20&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;40&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;100&#8243; skip_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;paisaje-verde&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;A haven for observing wildlife<br \/>\n&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|text_align:center|color:%23c9c9c9&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Cova Negra is particularly rich in bird life, and patient observers may be treated to the sight of Bonelli\u2019s eagles, grey herons, purple herons, kingfishers and peregrine falcons during their stroll. However, the park also hosts a wealth of other fauna.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/xativaturismo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ardilla2.jpg&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;left center&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; enable_3d=&#8221;true&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; full_height=&#8221;true&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;20&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;20&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;40&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;100&#8243; skip_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;paisaje-verde&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Cova Negra, major archaeological site&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|text_align:center|color:%23c9c9c9&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At the widest bend in the river Albaida lies the archaeological site of Cova Negra, named after the dark colour of its walls and once home to Neanderthals during the Palaeolithic Era. Human remains and paintings have been found inside, and the site is of fundamental importance in understanding Mousterian culture and how the Neanderthals lived. An exact reproduction of a parietal bone (part of the skull) from the era that was unearthed in the cave is exhibited in the Almod\u00ed Museum.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/xativaturismo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cova-negra.jpg&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; enable_3d=&#8221;true&#8221; speed_factor=&#8221;0.5&#8243; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; full_height=&#8221;true&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;20&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;20&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;40&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;100&#8243; skip_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;paisaje-verde&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Arcadetes d\u2019Alboi aqueduct<br \/>\n&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|text_align:center|color:%23c9c9c9&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The region\u2019s historical gem of hydraulic engineering, the Arcadetes d\u2019Alboi aqueduct strides across the river Albaida on the way to Alboi. Of Gothic construction, although not yet documented, its nine pointed arches and two hundred metres of length stand testament to an earlier era when it supplied water to the city.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/xativaturismo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/arcaetes1.jpg&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; enable_3d=&#8221;true&#8221; speed_factor=&#8221;0.5&#8243; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; full_height=&#8221;true&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;20&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;20&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;40&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;100&#8243; skip_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;paisaje-verde&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;A mediaeval canal<br \/>\n&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|text_align:center|color:%23c9c9c9&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Les Arcadetes<\/em> form part of the canal from Bell\u00fas to X\u00e0tiva, a mediaeval watercourse that begins at the spring of Bell\u00fas. Listed as a Cultural Heritage Site at the beginning of century, it flows beside the Albaida River for ten kilometres. It is fascinating to seek out the respiralls, vertical, circular structures that connected the canal to the exterior during its underground sections. According to local legend, these were the brainchild of the intelligent daughter of the Muslim king of X\u00e0tiva, and enabled water to flow along the entire route. However, her jealous brothers paid her for her ingenuity with death, an event commemorated by the two springs of crystalline water that then bubbled up at the site.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/xativaturismo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/canal-bellus.jpg&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; enable_3d=&#8221;true&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; full_height=&#8221;true&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;20&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;20&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;40&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;100&#8243; skip_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;paisaje-verde&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Outdoor activities<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|text_align:center|color:%23c9c9c9&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Cova Negra park and the surroundings of X\u00e0tiva in general are ideal for enjoying outdoor pursuits. Thanks to the numerous trails and paths that wend through the landscape, this is an unsurpassed area for hiking and mountain biking. 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At the entrance, take a sharp left towards \u201cLa chopera de Alboi\u201d. 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