Parcent
Alicante · Comunidad Valenciana
Parcent (Valencian: [paɾˈsent]; Spanish: [paɾˈθent]) is a municipality in the Pop Valley of La Marina Alta in the Alicante Province, which is located in the Valencian region of Spain. Parcent has a population of about 1100 and is about one hour's drive north of the city of Alicante, and about an hour's drive south of the city of Valencia. It features the small Holy Virgin church, and is surrounded by hills and mountains. Writer Gabriel Miró (1879–1930) was a resident of Parcent and called it a "paradise between the mountains". It is also close to Jalón (written as Xaló in Catalan), which is known for its wine production and markets. The traditional economy of Parcent relies on almond and orange farming in the surrounding area.
History
The name "Parcent" is of Latin origin. Later, it was a Moorish town until the forces of James I of Aragon conquered it in 1256 CE.
There was a major outbreak of leprosy in Parcent in 1850 and by 1887 20% of the residents of Parcent were afflicted. This apparently motivated the inclusion of passages about the disease in Miró's two so-called "Oleza" novels.
Monuments
Parroquia de la Purísima Concepción (siglo XVI).(BRL)
Casa donde vivió Gabriel Miró (BRL)
La necrópolis morisca en la calle de la Era.
Alqueria morisca de Contuvilla (جامع الكتبية)
Casa del Senyoret (BRL)
Molino de Primo o Campoamor (BRL)
Casa de la Neu (BRL).
Pinturas Rupestres de l'Abric del Seguili (BIC)
Balsa de l'Alberca
Camí de les Voltes
Camí de Fontilles
Camí de Contuvilla
What to visit
•Coll de Rates
•Mirador del Cocó del Barbell
•Mirador del Terrer
•Mirador del Ravalet
•Museu Etnològic
•Església Parroquial de Sant Miquel Arcàngel
•Torre d’Alcalalí
Gallery
Festivals
Fiestas patronales. Se celebran en honor de san Lorenzo a partir del 9 de agosto.
En enero se celebra la romería en honor de San Antonio Abad.
En abril la fiesta de San Vicente Ferrer.
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- January: Fiestas locales
- April: Fiestas locales
- August: Fiestas patronales (9) · San Lorenzo (10)
Trails and hiking
•Vall de Laguar - Serra del Penyó Roig (PR-CV 181)
•Sender del Badall i les Fonts de les Penyes Blanques (PR-CV 465)
•Benigembla - Cocoll - Castell de Cabres (PR-CV 427)
•Serra del Carrascal de Parcent (PR-CV 158)
•Sender del Seguili (PR-CV 445, 11.68 km)
•El castellet d'Orba (SL-CV 92, 4.90 km)
•Sender de Pedreguer (PR-CV 53)
•El Camí IT5TR1 El Camí del Sud: de Dénia a Castelló de la Plana (CC-C)
•Sender del Seguili (Parcent) (SL-CV 193)
Town hall
Alcaldía: Joan Ripoll Mora
Web oficial: http://www.parcent.es
Town hall of Parcent
Alcaldía: Joan Ripoll Mora Web oficial: http://www.parcent.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 72 km from Alicante/Alacant (about 51 min by car)
- 🚗 96 km from Elche/Elx (about 68 min by car)
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- ✈️ 84 km from Alicante-Elche airport (about 59 min by car)
- ✈️ 113 km from Valencia airport (about 80 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.4 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Banc Sabadell · 0.2 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 2.1 km away
- CaixaCallosa · 3.8 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 2.1 km away
- Gasorba · 2.9 km away
- Moeve · 4.9 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
- Tourist office · 0.3 km away
- Tourist office · 0.3 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador del Ravalet · 2 km away
- Torre d’Alcalalí · 2.1 km away
- Mirador del Cocó del Barbell · 2.2 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Municipal · 1.1 km away
- Piscina Municipal d'Orba · 4.2 km away
- Piscina municipal · 4.2 km away
Buses
2 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Alcalalí
•Venta Zurdo
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia
•Farmacia Farmacia Alcalalí — Carrer Calvari 7
•Consultori d'Alcalalí — Carrer del Porxe 15
•Consultori de Murla
•Consultori Auxiliar de Parcent
Wall
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News
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