Discover Crevillente: Peña Negra, El Hondo and the Old Town
Accommodation in Crevillente
Crevillente can be discovered through specific places and landscapes. Peña Negra is one of the most significant archaeological sites on the Iberian Peninsula in the southeast and east. The site dates from the first half of the 1st millennium BC and is important for understanding the transition from prehistoric to protohistoric societies and the origins of Iberian culture.
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Culture and history
The Museo Arqueológico de Crevillent presents local history from the Upper Palaeolithic, around 30,000 years ago, through the Chalcolithic, the Bronze Age, and the Iberian and Roman periods to the Islamic period. Canyada Joana is a Roman rural villa with a torcularium for olive oil production. The oldest part of Crevillente has preserved its original, distinctly Islamic urban structure; Calle San Francisco is no more than 2 metres wide. La Fábrica Gran was founded in 1823 and later employed more than 1,000 people.
The Moros y Cristianos celebrations include a theatrical performance set in the 13th century, staged in front of a castle backdrop erected in the Plaza de la Constitución. A museum houses 24 of the 32 processional displays of Crevillent's Semana Santa and has four exhibition floors. It also presents a selection from a collection of 333 works in eight exhibition areas.
Nature and trails
El Hondo Natural Park is a protected wetland listed as a Ramsar site and classified as a ZEPA special protection area for birds. Its information centre is located in the municipality of Crevillente and has a permanent exhibition, an audiovisual room and an adapted recreational area. El Hondo can be explored via paths and various footbridges; observation towers enable visitors to observe numerous birds.
The Sierra de Crevillent is used for hiking and cycling on its routes and trails. Parque de Montaña San Cayetano has a spring, a hostel, toilets, fountains, a viewpoint and picnic tables with permanently installed benches. The PR-CV 109 Senda Dolça hiking trail is promoted by the Centre Excursionista de Crevillent, is 12.20 km long and has an estimated walking time of 3 hours and 50 minutes; its certification status is stated as “Conditioned quality control”.
When comparing holiday apartments in Crevillente, you can check travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions side by side on the respective listing pages. This allows you to clearly compare the main considerations for your personal planning: historic sites and museums versus a protected wetland with birdwatching, as well as trails for hiking and cycling. The local cuisine, with its various types of cocas, also adds a culinary aspect to the selection.
Local cuisine
Crevillent's bakeries offer various local cocas throughout the year, including varieties with anchovies, vegetables, sardines, tuna and egg, ham, pisto and molletes.
Other destinations in this overview are Callosa De Segura, Alcalalí, Muntanya de la Sella, Daya Nueva, Benimassot, Canyades d'en Cirus, Xaló and Onil.
For the overarching travel overview: Alicante.
