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No minimum number of attendeesNo minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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Accepts electronic paymentThis tour allows payment by electronic means or credit card
Free Tour mysteries and legends of Biar
You are reading Ángel, a very dynamic, active, educated, attentive, thoughtful, helpful person... but above all with a very important passion in life, and that is the happiness and satisfaction of the people who come across me. road. For this reason, I love being a tour guide and discovering places for tourists, anecdotes, legends, curiosities,... and creating tourist products and experiences according to the wishes of each tourist. Due to my experience as a creator of hiking events for groups in Madrid discovering the interior of Alicante, I decided to train as a guide and obtain the title to be able to make my job not a way of life but a whole life dedicating myself to something that attracts me, It excites me and I think I can transmit. If you give me an opportunity I will put all my talent, professionalism and interest so that your experience is as satisfactory as possible. See you on the way.
Tour description
Are you thinking of discovering the interior of Alicante?
One of those places that may catch your attention the most is Biar.
Biar is a charming inland town, surrounded by several mountains, easily accessible from the Madrid-Alicante motorway. With a multitude of accommodations and a varied cultural, heritage, nature offer,... and not only that, of legends, anecdotes, popular festivals, gastronomy...
In this case, Biar has everything to have a totally satisfactory experience when traveling and doing tourism.
The proposed route that is usually of interest to people interested in discovering Biar, consists of:
- Start and introduction of Biar in Plaza del Ayuntamiento . The fountain that we find in the main square as a meeting place. In the square you will get to know the first data on the population of Biar, the town hall and the Church of the Assumption.
- Visit to the church of the Asunción and communion chapel. Churrigueresque style chapel, one of the most representative examples of the Valencian Community.
- From there we will go to the house of the six loaves where we will learn about the legend of the Virgin of the Assumption.
- We will continue towards the street that takes us to the hermitage of San Roque and the arch of Xátiva.
- We will start the climb towards the castle visualizing the remains of the old Christian wall.
- We will arrive at the castle , which we will know completely, from its door to the views on the terrace, with all its legends, history and characters that left their mark on it. (Entry price €1)
- We will go down some of the cobbled streets full of flowers and pots that make Biar so beautiful , discovering some of its fountains and details.
- We will return to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento to enter the ethnographic museum (optional) and learn about all the traditions, uses and culture of the Biarense population.
- We will continue towards Plaza de España along Calle Mayor, getting to know the nineteenth-century houses, the tradition of the festivals and "La Mohammed".
- From Plaza de España we will go to the "Del platano" promenade, appreciating the platanus orientalis that is more than two centuries old.
- We will go up the street towards the sanctuary of the Mare de Deu de Grácia , knowing the history and tradition of its descent to the church, the cellar or snowfield and culminating our visit with the magnificent views from the Sanctuary, and the possibility of knowing it from the inside if will be open.
What will we visit on this tour?
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Meeting point:Plaça de la Constitució, 1, 03410 Bia...Plaça de la Constitució, 1, 03410 Biar, Alicante, Spain
In the same Plaza de la Constitución, in the fountain that is located right in the center of said square
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1Entrance not includedCastillo de Biar
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2Entrance not includedMuseo Etnográfico Municipal
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3Free admissionIglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
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4Outside visitÁrbol del plátano monumental
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5Outside visitErmita de San Roque
How much does this tour cost?
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).