For those who want to discover something of the past in Orihuela there is now a six kilometre path indicated by yellow markers which should take about a day to complete.
The route takes in; the Templete de la Cruz - the church built in 1788 where in January they used to celebrate San José blessing the animals, the old district of Los Rocamoras, the Torre Murada and views of the Pico del Agudo at 725 metres altitude, the Columna del Rey inaugurated in 1925 by Alfonso XIII to celebrate opening of floodgates which brought water to the Hondo. In addition the route takes in the district of Los Riquelmes. On the route will also find two ovens that were used to make pickle, the old Arab well and vault and visit the district of El Cabecico.
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