de la serra de mariola - Parques Naturales - Generalitat Valenciana

the Cint ravine and surroundings, thanks to a
reintroduction scheme (Canyet Project). The
present chapel, restored some years ago, is a
20 th century building constructed on an early
14 th century one: beside it there is a cistern
and the large iron cross, either metres high,
that can be seen a long way off, and was built
in the 1950s to replace the original wooden
one, made in 1903, which was destroyed
during the Civil War.
From this wonderful vantage point one can see
the city of Alcoy and surrounding mountain
ranges: La Serreta, Els Plans, Carrascal de la Font
Roja, the Almudaina range, Serrella, Aitana and
the Puig Campana. To the north you will be surprised
by the Cint ravine and the foothills of
Mariola, with Cocentaina and its castle and
mount Benicadell in the background - Beniarrés
reservoir at its feet – and the distant Safor
mountains; to the west, El Castellar and the
green fields of Baradello.
We should stress that the whole area, chapel,
paths and surroundings, have been prepared
through the anonymous and uninterested
endeavours of many retired residents of Alcoy,
lovers of the mountains and who have year
after year made this place their own and
everyone else’s home.
The way back to the starting point is by a less
steeply-sloping path which you should leave
before reaching Baradello de Moia to go back
to the beginning in a fast and easy descent.
B. Albiach Galán
Barranc del Cint