Alfauir

Alfauir (; ) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Main sights

• Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, constructed between the 14th and 18th centuries.
• Church of the Mare de Déu del Roser, 20th century.
• Palma Castle, 11th century.

People

• Salvador Cardona, a professional road racing cyclist. In 1929 he became the first Spanish road bicycle racer to win a stage in Tour de France.
• Nicolás Borrás, a Spanish Renaissance painter and monk of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba.
• Antonio Sancho de Benevento, a silversmith artist of the Spanish Renaissance and monk of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba.

See also

• Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
• Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
• Route of the Borgias
• Route of the Valencian classics
• List of municipalities in Valencia

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