A Hike Around Xàtiva

Having seen the city’s castle and most of its other principal sights on our first day in Xàtiva, we awoke early on our second day for an excellent 14-kilometer hike. We’d be following PRV-78, a circular path that leads along the gorgeous Albaida River, past an ancient aqueduct and caves, and through groves of orange trees, before heading back into town.

The hike, described in Esteban Cuellar’s Caminando por la Comunidad Valenciana #3, begins at the beautiful Jardín del Beso, on the eastern e...