Xativa is the capital of the La Costera region. Neanderthal skull found in Cova Negra dating back to 30,000 BC, declared a Historic Art Site

Spanish Mediterranean Coast Tour ~ Valencia (Region) The birthplace of painter José Ribera "el españoleto" and Pope Alexander VI Borgia, it experienced a dark moment in history at the hands of Felipe V, who, following his victory at the Battle of Almansa in the War of the Spanish Succession, ordered the city burned and renamed San Felipe. To commemorate the insult, the monarch’s portrait is hung upside down in the local museum in Lalmodi. The city has preserved a rich artistic heritage to be discovered: the Renaissance Collegiate Church; the Monastery of Saint-Felix, the oldest in the city (it is said to be a Mozarabic temple, rebuilt by Jaume I); the Church of Saint-Père, where Alexander VI was baptized; the Royal Hospital, which still retains its original Renaissance façade; the palaces of the Marquis of Montortal and the Marquis of Araco. There are also fountains: San Francisco, Baroque; Trinidad, Gothic; and a neoclassical fountain with 25 nozzles. The most striking feature is its huge castle, with 30 towers and 4 fortified gates, the result of a fusion of Ibero-Roman fortress and later Arab fortress. The walls that extended from the castle surrounded the Roman city until the tenth century. A second wall was later added, covering what is today the historic district. #2月好地方2025