Puig de Santa Maria, el
Valencia · Comunidad Valenciana
El Puig (Valencian: [el ˈputʃ]), officially El Puig de Santa Maria since 2012 (also known as El Puig d'Enesa or El Puig de Cebolla), is a village situated 15 km north of the city of Valencia in the comarca of Horta Nord, Spain. Its name means "hill" in Valencian). The municipality comprises three main areas, the first being the village itself, which is dominated by a monastery, and two large wooded hills next to it, the largest of which has the ruins of a castle fortress at the top. Originally, however, there was another hill named La Pedrera (i.e. the Stone Quarry) which disappeared gradually during the 20th century to make way for the V-21 motorway, with the rock being used to construct one of the jetties at Valencia's port. The second section is the coastal area of 4 km of beach with eight housing developments that are generally only inhabited in the summer; and finally, there is an industrial park located between them. The village is well connected, with direct access to the V-21 Valencia to Barcelona motorway and a short distance away from the A-7 Valencia bypass. There is also the Renfe C-6 Valencia to Castellón de la Plana local train service from the village every half hour, and an hourly bus service to Valencia via El Puig beach.
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History
It is thought El Puig has been inhabited since pre-historic times, but the first recorded record is of a Muslim fortress situated on the muntanya de la patà (mountain of the kick), named after a legend where J. El Puig was conquered by El Cid in 1093 on the way to his conquest of Valencia; however, it was briefly retaken by the Muslims.
El Puig became a symbolic location for Valencians when it was conquered for good by James I of Aragon in 1237 at the Battle of the Puig. The reason the largest hill was named muntanya de la patà (mountain of the kick), as the legend goes, that when James I of Aragon reached the summit with his horse they saw the city of Valencia in the distance, the horse then reared up on to its two back legs with excitement and brought its two front feet down with such force that water sprang from the ground and one of its horse shoes became imbedded into the hill.
A symbol of the reconquest is represented by the Virgin of El Puig. An Marian image, which according to legend, was seen by James I, and which granted Christians the ability to defeat the Moors and retake Valencia. Thus James I proclaimed this image of the Virgin Mary as the patron of the newly conquered Kingdom of Valencia, during this time El Puig was known as the spiritual capital of the kingdom.
In 1240 the El Puig was donated to Arnau de Cardona. However, in 1340 Peter IV of Aragon gave it to Pedro de Jérica, and then in 1353 to Nicolau Janvila. Finally in 1385 the king sold El Puig to Pedro de Centelles. El Puig was separated from La Pobla de Farnals in 1608 and the last territorial lords were the Marquess of Belgium and the Municipality of Valencia.
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Trails and hiking
•Vía Augusta
•Etapa 01: Puçol - Segart (GR 10, 12.9 km)
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How to get there
- 🚗 18 km from València (about 13 min by car)
- 🚗 62 km from Castellón de la Plana/Castelló de la Plana (about 44 min by car)
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- ✈️ 23 km from Valencia airport (about 16 min by car)
- ✈️ 96 km from Castellón airport (about 68 min by car)
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🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Nearest cash machine · 0.2 km away
- Cajamar · 2.2 km away
- Caixabank · 2.3 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- BP EL PUIG · 0.6 km away
- Coarval · 1.3 km away
- Face Petroleum · 1.5 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.3 km away
- Tourist Info del Puig · 0.5 km away
- Tourist office · 1.1 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Observatori séquia de Montcada · 4.7 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Pinar · 2.6 km away
- Spa municipal · 2.6 km away
- Piscina Plans Mar · 2.8 km away
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