VALL D'UIXÓ 
HISTORY 
 
HISTÒRIA
The history of Grottos of San Jose is the history of the Vall de Uxo. From the Paleolitic to the present time, the inhabitants of the valley have maintained an intense relation with these grottos.

VIRTUAL VISIT:
Although there are not images or texts that can replace the personal visit Grottos of San Jose, here can become a small composition of the place.


PLACE SAN JOSE
The place that surrounds the entrance to the Underground River by Grottos of San Jose is an pleasant natural space that counts on services of restoration and leisure.


SURROUNDING
The surroundings of the Subterraneo River of Grottos of San Jose are many-colored and spectacular. In few minutes, you can be acceded to one Natural Park, several beaches with Blue Flag or the city Vall de Uxo.


INFORMATION
Informese on the visit schedules, tariffs, like arriving at the San Jose place and its situation


RESERVA ON-LINE
From already a simple form can here do its reserve to traves of the network filling up. Also consult the schedules of visit and the tariffs.



RESTAURANT
In the variety it is the pleasure. This phrase defines the spirit of the San Jose Restaurant, Will be able to taste from the clasicas meals of the international kitchen, to plates more falsified

 

        Is to the southwest of the region of the Flat Loss. Its urban nucleo this refugee by mountains of Pipe and the Noguera, whereas his I finish this marked by the passage of rio Belcaire and Cerverola precipices, Randero, Aigüalit and San Jose.For a long time its economica activity ago mainly was based on the manufacture of the footwear



PATRIMONY ARQUEOLOGIC

  Aqueduct roman-arabe.

        Roman Aqueduct - arabe: In the Poalets game. It has an arc of average point. Form leaves from the hidraulico system that distributes to the waters by the Valley..
Iberica City of the end of Orleyl: In the game the End. Rest of a city, whose old denomination could not have been identified. It was excavated partly. Rest of two great buildings of carved stone and four rows of diverse walls pertaining to epoch.
Joint of Aqueducts of San Jose and L'alcudia: In the highway of San Jose, at the end of the urban helmet. The aqueduct was constructed in epoca Roman and using until half-full of the present century. Medieval Sufrio diverse repairs in epoca. One is complete from his origin, in the Source of San Jose, although masked partly by modern constructions. Next to, is another aqueduct, of epoca medieval and that conforms to hidrico set used for the operation of two contiguous mills..
Hispanic Necropolis - Visigoda: District The Union. Necropolis recently excavated. Were eight graves with the rest of 66 individuals, pertaining to the Centuries I saw and VII D.C.
Ibero Town - Roman of San Jose:En the Place of San Jose, next to the Hermitage of the Sagrada Family. Its origin this in the Age of the Bronze, although adquirio its greater iberica splendor in epoca. It was vacated partly, acquiring importance again in Centuries IV and V D.C. Cuenta on a wall, towers, houses and urbanism of the Epoca. In process of recovery to be visited.
Tower of Benizahat: Located in the street of the Assumption. One is the existing tower in the present time in the interior of the urban helmet. It was constructed in epoca medieval, surely islamica.
Hermitage of the Sagrada Family: Place of San Jose. Constructed in Century XVIII. Next to her was ermitorio, today turned a Information center and exhibition
Hermitage of Our Lady of the Rosary: District of the Roser. She is one of the old hermitages but of the City. One is in the central part of one of the historicos helmets. Recovered recently..
Hermitage of San Antonio: In the game San Antonio. Constructed at the end of Century XVII. Annually romeria receives one the day of the celebration of the Saint..
Hermitage of San Vicente Ferrer: Seat of San Vicente. Hermitage of Century XVII, constructed surely on one old Muslim mosque.
Hermitage of Santo of the Christ of the Calvario: In the Carbonaire District. Hermitage of Century XVIII, with tiles of Aleora of this moment in its facade.
Church of Our Lady of Asuncion: In the PIaza of the Assumption. In one of the historicos helmets of the City. Facade barroca type altarpiece. Finished constructing at the end of the X-vii Century. The Chapel of the Shrine is very interesting, with tiles of epoch.
Church of Santo Angel: Seat of Santo Angel. She is one of the two Parishes of the City. It has two facades and a neoclasic altarpiece. In the inner account with important paintings to fresh of the Century XVII de J. Vergara.
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CELEBRATIONS

  Les Penyes en Festes.

        Cannot be spoken of the celebrations in Vall de Uxo without talking about to which they take place in its districts and streets. Bulls, heifers, "rockets", verbena, "Toro Embolado", etc., and the inevitable castle of aim of celebrations is the principlales characteristics of a series of celebrations that come developing from the half-full month of April to from October.Within these celebrations of districts, two are the Employer's associations: those of San Vicente Ferrer, in April, and those of the Sagrada Family, in October. In another sense, in all the town she continues herself celebrating the "Night of San Juan", cheered with "bonfires" and charangas that brightens up the tomato paste supper.Has recovered the Carnival, mainly in the scholastic population and, although of recent institution, already they are possible to be considered rooted the celebrations of the Faults in honor to San Jose, that open the door to the spring by means of the tipico purifying fire of the same ones. In the month of August of it celebrates the week of "Les Penyes en festes", in which bulls are combined, concerts, dances, games, etc., animated by the participation of youth by means of rocks.

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GASTRONOMY

  Empedrao.

        The fundamental characteristics of the vallera kitchen are such that those of the Valencian. Asi, the paella is a plate that is stewed in all the houses of the city. However, some very caracteristics stews of our locality exist. In the first place, the "Empedrao", plate of hunters who stew with meat of pig, rice, crushed string beans and meat of hunting, specially of rabbit and hare.

The "coques de tomata" and "barrets" are an eaten tipica fria for festive occasions. Also it is necessary to emphasize, within riquisima reposteria, by a side "manjovenes", a very light paste of origin musulman, and "panets", prepared with two famous products of our earth, the higos and the almonds, pressed in molds made to the effect.

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CRAFTS

  Ceramic"Ollerías".

        The crafts of "els espardenyers".

"... in the factories of canvas shoes 400 individuals take care and that must add 100 women occupied in preparing the braid for the sole of the canvas shoes ".

J.A. Cavanilles. siglo XVIII
"...That consists mainly of the importance of "cañamo" of Castellon, Valencia and of the foreigner, in the elaborated export of the same one in canvas shoes for Madrid, Aragon and Catalonia "..

        Many centuries ago the traditional manufacture of ceramica in Vall de Uxo from raw material of great quality, "els ollers" had great height and economica importance for the municipality. At the beginning of Century XX at least one twenty of ollerias even indicated with their thick columns of smoke, their reference in the landscape of same.