Nucia, la
Alicante · Comunidad Valenciana
La Nucia (Valencian: [la nuˈsi.a]; Spanish: La Nucía [la nuˈθi.a]) is a municipality in the comarca of Marina Baixa, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. It borders the municipalities of Altea, Callosa d'en Sarrià, Benidorm, Polop and L'Alfàs del Pi. La Nucia is located in a fruit valley between Benidorm and Callosa d'en Sarrià, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the coast of Altea. The urban center is on a promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, 51 kilometres (32 mi) north of Alicante and 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Benidorm. The municipality includes the following housing estates: Barranco Hondo, Coloma, Bello Horizonte, Panorama, and El Tossal.
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Origins
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History
Originally an alquería (Islamic agricultural settlement), the territory was conquered by the Christians and donated by King James I of Aragon to Beltrán de Bellpuig in 1271.
At the beginning of the 17th century, the demographic landscape of the area was severely impacted by the expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609. During this period, La Nucía formed part of the Barony of Polop and belonged to Alfonso Fajardo, Baron of Polop, who was tied to the noble house of the Marquis of los Vélez.
After a process of repopulation and demographic recovery, La Nucía officially became an independent municipality on July 9, 1705, when it split from the Barony of Polop. Following its new independent status, the parish church dedicated to La Inmaculada Concepción (Immaculate Conception) was constructed throughout the 18th century to serve the growing population.
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Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
- September Festes de Setembre
- September Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos en honor a la Mare de Déu de Loreto
Rest of the year
- February: Medio Año (20)
- April: San Vicente (12)
- July: Mercado Medieval (9)
- August: Fiestas de Agosto (14) · Fiestas de la Mare de Déu de l'Assumpció i Sant Roc
- October: Halloween (31)
- November: San Rafael (16)
- December: Feria de Navidad (15)
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Street market
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Gastronomy
Entre los platos típicos de La Nucía destacan: "arroz cocido, "sangre con cebolla", "las pelotas de maíz", la paella. Embutidos, quesos frescos y altramuces y como postres los nísperos, confituras, "pasteles de boniato" (pastissets de moniato), "pasteles de almendra" (pastissets d'ametla), "berlina" y "coca dulce" (coca dolça). Y para beber, vinos propios de La Marina, mistela y soda, refresco tradicional.
Trails and hiking
•Polop - Collado del Llamp i Pouet - Polop (PR-CV 17)
•Red de senderos - Ruta 1 (Ruta 1)
•Red de senderos - Ruta 2 (Ruta 2)
•Red de senderos - Ruta 3 (Ruta 3)
•Red de senderos - Senda Local
•Callosa d'En Sarrià - Confrides pel riu (PR-CV 45)
•Camí del Fort (PR-CV 48)
•Finestrat - Polop (PR-CV 13)
•Senda Vella de Callosa d'en Sarrià (PR-CV 49)
•El Camí IT5TR1 El Camí del Sud: de Dénia a Castelló de la Plana (CC-C)
Services
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Famous people
•José Cano Fuster, político español
•Diego Such Pérez, economista español
•Carme Miquel, maestra y escritora
•Vicent Miquel i Diego
•Bernabé Cano García, político de España
•Marián Cano García
Town hall
Alcaldía: Bernabé Cano García
Web oficial: http://www.lanucia.es
Town hall of Nucia, la
Alcaldía: Bernabé Cano García Web oficial: http://www.lanucia.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 54 km from Alicante/Alacant (about 38 min by car)
- 🚗 79 km from Elche/Elx (about 56 min by car)
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- ✈️ 66 km from Alicante-Elche airport (about 47 min by car)
- ✈️ 127 km from Valencia airport (about 90 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Banco Sabadell · 0.2 km away
- Banco Santander · 0.4 km away
- Caixa Altea · 0.4 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 1 km away
- Plenergy · 1.4 km away
- Galp · 1.7 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Red de senderos · 1.1 km away
- Red de senderos · 1.3 km away
- Red de senderos · 2.1 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 0.3 km away
- Plaça de la Ermita · 0.9 km away
- Viewpoints · 3.4 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Municipal de Polop de la Marina · 1.1 km away
- Piscina Municipal · 3.6 km away
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