Tavernes de la Valldigna
Few places in the Valencian Community have a history as closely tied to the Cistercian Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna as Tavernes de la Valldigna. The town occupies the Valldigna valley, where cultivated land and built-up areas extend from inland slopes to a broad Mediterranean shoreline. Founded in 1298 by King James II of Aragon, the monastery at nearby Simat de la Valldigna became a major force in the valley’s medieval development. Tavernes combines an established inland town with the separate coastal district of Platja de Tavernes. Its long sandy beach faces the open Mediterranean, while the valley retains a clear connection between settlement, agriculture and the former monastic estate.
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Tavernes de la Valldigna occupies a lowland stretch of the Valldigna valley between the Serra de les Agulles and the Mediterranean coast in the Valencian Community. The Riu Vaca crosses this cultivated plain before reaching the sea, while the municipality extends to the long sandy shore of Platja de Tavernes. Citrus groves remain an important part of the local landscape. Nearby, the Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna in Simat was founded in 1298 as a Cistercian monastery under King James II of Aragon. Browse nearby webcams to discover other parts of the Valldigna valley and the Valencian coast.
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