Alboraia/Alboraya
Valencia · Comunidad Valenciana
Alboraya, in Spanish, spelled Alboraia in Valencian, is a town and municipality of the province of Valencia, Spain. It is situated very close to the city of Valencia. Originally a farming community, Alboraya has grown in recent decades following the development of the metropolitan area of Valencia. Better transport connections, including two stations on the Valencia metro system (Alboraya-Palmaret and Alboraya-Peris Aragó). The population increased from 11,267 in 1986, to an estimated 24,741 in 2020. Of these, 58.84% declared themselves to be Valencian speakers. In 1994, 45.8% worked in the service sector, 33% in industry, 16.7% in agriculture, and 3.60% in construction. In the May 2011 elections, the People's Party (PP) lost their absolute majority, as they fell from 11 to 8 council seats. The remaining seats were won by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (5), Unión Popular de Alboraya (3), Coalició Compromís (3) and Ciudadanos por Alboraya (Citizens for Alboraya) (2). Subsequently, a coalition of everyone but the PP was formed, with Miguel Chavarria becoming the first PSOE Mayor since 1999. Traditional crops are based on irrigated, intensive farming. Especially important are the tiger nuts (Spanish: chufas, Valencian: xufes), which are used to produce horchata (Valencian: orxata), a popular refreshment.
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Origins
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History
King James I of Aragon gave land to the bishop of Huesca, Vidal de Canellas. Teresa Gil de Vidaure, the king's third wife, managed the property through a land swap with the bishop which strengthened the patrimony of their son James of Jérica. In 1331, it passed into the hands of Gilberto Zanoguera, who founded the lordship of Alboraya. During the 15th century, it was held by the Crown.
The church was built in the 15th century and dedicated to Santa Maria. Along the Carraixet ravine a chapel was constructed dedicated to Our Lady of Desamparados (the Virgin of the Helpless), its first building dates from 1414 and was ordered built by the General Council of Valencia the year 1400. It included a consecrated cemetery where the executed and disadvantaged were buried. The current building is new.
The main activity is agriculture, and the most important crop is the plug, which has become popular in the Alboraya horchata.
The year 1646 population census provides a calculation of 88 houses; Cavanilles population figure in the year 1794 of 560, in the mid-19th century 3301, and in 1922, there were 4265 inhabitants.
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Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- March: Fallas (16)
- June: Fiestas de La Patacona (15)
- July: Corpus Christi (1) · Festes Alboraya (3)
- October: FirAlboraia (20)
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Trails and hiking
•Vía Augusta
•Camino de Santiago de Levante
•Camino de Santiago de la Lana de Valencia (201 km)
•El Camí IT5TR6 El Camí del Sud: de Dénia a Castelló de la Plana (CC-C)
•El Camí IT5TR7 El Camí del Sud: de Dénia a Castelló de la Plana (CC-C)
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Famous people
•Fernando Giner, futbolista español
•Ferrán Giner Peris, futbolista español
•Juan Bautista Basset y Ramos, militar español
•Empar Iturbi Bàguena, Pianista española
•Cristóbal Valero, artista español
•Clarita Panach, soprano ligera
•José Peris Aragó, pintor español
•Emili Panach i Ramos, escritor español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Miguel Chavarría Díaz
Web oficial: http://www.alboraia.es
Town hall of Alboraia/Alboraya
Alcaldía: Miguel Chavarría Díaz Web oficial: http://www.alboraia.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 5 km from València (about 4 min by car)
- 🚗 75 km from Castellón de la Plana/Castelló de la Plana (about 53 min by car)
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- ✈️ 14 km from Valencia airport (about 10 min by car)
- ✈️ 109 km from Castellón airport (about 77 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Banco Santander · 0.4 km away
- Banco Sabadell · 0.4 km away
- Caixabank · 0.5 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.3 km away
- Estación de Servicio BZ · 0.4 km away
- Repsol · 0.6 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.5 km away
- Tourist office · 0.6 km away
- Tourist office · 0.6 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 4.4 km away
- Viewpoints · 4.7 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Municipal d'Alboraia · 0.7 km away
- Piscina Pública · 1.7 km away
- Platja dels Peixets · 2.2 km away
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