Vall d'Alcalà, la
Alicante · Comunidad Valenciana
La Vall d'Alcalà (Valencian pronunciation: [la ˈvaʎ dalkaˈla], Spanish: Valle de Alcalá [ˈbaʎe ðe alkaˈla]) is a valley in the Marina Alta region of Alicante, Spain. The area contains two villages: Alcalà de la Jovada and Beniaia. In the past, there were also another five villages, some of them now uninhabited or in ruins; they were: Criola, Benialí, Benixarco, La Roca and La Adsubia/L'Atzúvia (Benialí is not to be confused with an existing village of the same name, found in the neighbouring valley of Gallinera). According to the 2005 census, Alcalà and Beniaia's inhabitants add up to a total of 165. Until the 1950s the villages had well over 500 inhabitants (642 in 1910), but a steady decline started in the 1960s as families emigrated to the nearby larger towns of Pego, Oliva, Gandia, Muro d'Alcoi, Cocentaina and Alcoi.
History
The village of Vall d'Alcalà is well-known for being the birthplace of Al-Azraq, a Moorish commander who signed an important treaty with King James I of Aragon in 1245, known as the Al-Azraq Treaty of 1245, locally known as the 'Tractat del Pouet' ('Treaty of the little well') because it was signed beside a small water source just outside the village.
Al-Azraq famously betrayed the treaty in 1245 and 1258 when he unsuccessfully tried to defeat James I's army. The battles are still remembered today all around the region, when towns gather to watch Moros i Cristians or 'Moors and Christians' parades. The ones held in Alcoi are by far the most famous and spectacular, and are televised live on Canal Nou television as well as occasionally on state channel TVE.
Both Alcalà and Beniaia have their own Moors and Christians parades too, in August and September respectively, albeit on a much smaller scale.
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Festivals
November 2026
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Trails and hiking
•Benimassot - Barranc de Malafí - Castell de Castells - Benimassot (PR-CV 168)
Famous people
•Al-Azraq, caudillo andalusí
Town hall
Alcaldía: Juan José Sendra Nadal
Web oficial: http://www.lavalldalcala.es
Town hall of Vall d'Alcalà, la
Alcaldía: Juan José Sendra Nadal Web oficial: http://www.lavalldalcala.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 67 km from Alicante/Alacant (about 47 min by car)
- 🚗 88 km from Elche/Elx (about 62 min by car)
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- ✈️ 79 km from Alicante-Elche airport (about 56 min by car)
- ✈️ 100 km from Valencia airport (about 71 min by car)
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🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Banc Sabadell · 4 km away
- Banc Sabadell · 7.9 km away
- Sabadell · 8.1 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Nearest petrol station · 2.6 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.1 km away
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- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 2.1 km away
- Mirador de la Vall · 3 km away
- Viewpoints · 3.5 km away
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