El Puig
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El Puig, formally known as El Puig de Santa María, is an agricultural village of 8,600 people (2018) in the province of Valencia, 15 km north of the city of Valencia. Pronounced 'el pooch' (from the Valencian word for 'hill', of which there are two in the village), the village was first settled by the Iberians, later occupied by the Moors, and finally conquered by Jaime I from Aragon in 1237. It is best known for its orange groves and Gothic monastery, and is easily visited as a day trip from Valencia.
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Getting There
Multiple OptionsFrom Valencia, Autos Vallduxense operates bus line 112 , with buses departing every half-hour on workdays, and every hour on weekends, from 39.48309-0.388732 Carrer de Ricardo Micó (by the entrance to Parque de Tendetes), and stopping at the monastery. A full schedule can be found here; a one-way fare costs €2.25/1.50 (adults/seniors). El Puig is just off the Via Xurra (Spanish: Vía Churra), a greenway developed from a disused railway connecting Valencia with Puçol. Except for an 800-m stretch of compacted earth, the easy 15-km route is paved and mostly flat. Everything in the village proper can be easily reached by foot. To reach the beach and the watchtower from the monastery, Autos Vallduxense bus line 112 heads directly to the beach en route to Valencia. Alternatively, you could take one of the three taxis operated by Taxi El Puig (☏ +34 607 380 380, ☏ +34 629 664 488, ☏ +34 961 471 417)....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Everything in the village proper can be easily reached by foot. To reach the beach and the watchtower from the monastery, Autos Vallduxense bus line 112 heads directly to the beach en route to Valencia. Alternatively, you could take one of the three taxis operated by Taxi El Puig (☏ +34 607 380 380, ☏ +34 629 664 488, ☏ +34 961 471 417). El Puig has several kilometres of beaches, all with lifeguards in the summer and foot-washing stations.