Tàrbena
Alicante · Comunidad Valenciana
Tàrbena (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈtaɾbena], Spanish: Tárbena) is a municipality in the comarca of Marina Baixa, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
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Origins
El nombre del municipio proviene de la raíz preindoeuropea tar- (=colina) + el sufijo colectivo -ena.
History
It had been subjected to religious de-population and later re-population by an entirely different race of people. At the time of the Spanish Inquisition it was abandoned when the mostly Moorish population ran away.
It was re-populated by impoverished natives of Mallorca, who took over the tumbledown ruins and turned it into a village. A Valencian shipping magnate in whose ducal domain the mountain territory of Tarbena belonged, was involved in considerable livestock trade between the mainland and the Balearic islands. Ferrying pigs on the outboard journey, he often brought back the offal produced for a profit. Mallorcan black pudding was a sought after delicacy in Valencia, being quite distinct from local varieties. Then it occurred to him that if he put Mallorcans in one of his abandoned villages and got them to make the black pudding there, he could save the cost of transport and collect rents as well. So he then shipped a cargo of pigs out and a cargo of sausage-maker artisans back, took them up into the hills, showed them the empty village and gave it to them for free. They were a hardy lot and soon a cottage industry producing all manner of pig puddings and sausages; black, red and white, was flourishing. They still exist today, making butifarras, blanquets and sobrassada.
Monuments
Iglesia parroquial. Templo del siglo XVIII declarado de Bien de Relevancia Local por la Generalidad Valenciana, posee una gran riqueza decorativa en sus bóvedas. Cuenta con un retablo en el altar mayor tallado en madera de cedro real por los talleres "Hermanos Caballero" de Sevilla el año 2000.
Castillo de Tárbena: castillo de origen musulmán, si bien la mayoría de sus elementos pertenecen a reformas cristianas. Se localiza próximo a la población, en el cerro Segué, a una altitud de 700 m. Desde este lugar se dominaba el valle y el acceso a Parcent por el Coll de Rates.
Casitas de los Moros. Edificio de interés arquitectónico.
Parajes de interés: Barranc de Les Lletres en el Ferrer, Caserío de Bixauca y despoblado morisco de Garx en la solana del Carrascal de Parcent. Cuevas de Les Lletres, del Moret y de Dalt.
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Gallery
Festivals
Fiestas patronales. Se celebran el primer fin de semana de agosto. Sábado se celebra misa y procesión en honor de Santa Bárbara, patrona de la localidad. Domingo se celebra misa y procesión en honor del Salvador, patrono de la localidad. Lunes se celebra misa y procesión en honor de la Virgen del Rosario.
Santa Bárbara. Tiene lugar el 4 de diciembre.
Festa dels fadrins.
San Antonio Abad. Tiene lugar el domingo más cercano al 17 de enero. Se celebra misa en honor del santo y al finalizar hay bendición de los animales.
Jueves Santo. A las 00:00 h. se sale por las calles de la localidad cantando la "Pasión".
September 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- January: San Antonio Abad (17)
- July: Feria de Tárbena (20)
- August: Fiestas de Tárbena (5) · Fiestas patronales
- December: Santa Bárbara (4)
What's on
Street market
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Gastronomy
En la gastronomía destacan el arroz con judías, el potaje y la borra.
Trails and hiking
•els Arcs (PR-CV 151, 7.2 km)
•Volta a Bèrnia (PR-CV 7)
•Camí del Fort (PR-CV 48)
•Sender del Badall i les Fonts de les Penyes Blanques (PR-CV 465)
•Serra del Carrascal de Parcent (PR-CV 158)
•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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Town hall
Alcaldía: José Francisco Signes Mascaró
Web oficial: http://www.tarbena.es
Town hall of Tàrbena
Alcaldía: José Francisco Signes Mascaró Web oficial: http://www.tarbena.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 64 km from Alicante/Alacant (about 45 min by car)
- 🚗 88 km from Elche/Elx (about 62 min by car)
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- ✈️ 76 km from Alicante-Elche airport (about 54 min by car)
- ✈️ 118 km from Valencia airport (about 83 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
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- Where to park · 0.3 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixa Callosa · 2.3 km away
- Banco Sabadell · 5.3 km away
- Caixacallosa · 5.3 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 5.5 km away
- Repsol · 8.1 km away
- Gasorba · 9.2 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.6 km away
- Tourist office · 0.7 km away
- Tourist office · 1.3 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 0.7 km away
- Viewpoints · 0.8 km away
- Mirador Barranc Tancat · 1.5 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Municipal · 5.3 km away
- Piscina Municipal · 5.4 km away
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