Alfauir
Alfauir (Valencian: [alfaˈwiɾ]; Spanish: Alfahuir [alfaˈwiɾ]) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Main sights
- Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, constructed between the 14th and 18th centuries.
- Church of the Mare de Déu del Roser, 20th century.
- Palma Castle, 11th century.
People
- Salvador Cardona, a professional road racing cyclist. In 1929 he became the first Spanish road bicycle racer to win a stage in Tour de France.
- Nicolás Borrás, a Spanish Renaissance painter and monk of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba.
- Antonio Sancho de Benevento, a silversmith artist of the Spanish Renaissance and monk of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba.
See also
- Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
- Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
- Route of the Borgias
- Route of the Valencian classics
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
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