Cocentaina (, ) is a locality and

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in the

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of Comtat, in the province of

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, Spain. The village is located between the mountainous Serra de Mariola national park and the Serpis river. Cocentaina is ideally situated for both road and mountain biking. Many of the roads are used for training by professional teams (Astana have been seen regularly), and several roads have been used by the Vuelta a España. The economy of Cocentaina is chiefly based on the

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Main sights

The most important monuments in Cocentaina are the convents of the orders of Saint Clare (from the 16th century) and

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, the

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church of ''L'Assumpció'' and the Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina. * Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina * Cocentaina Castle *

Route of the Valencian classics The Route of the Valencian classics, (in Valencian ''Ruta dels clàssics valencians'', in Spanish ''Ruta de los clásicos valencianos''), is a cultural route Source: Valencia Terra i Mar. Diputación de ValenciaLa Ruta dels Clàssics.. through ...

* Serra Mariola Natural Park

Events

The '' Moros i cristians'' festival and the ''Fira de Tots Sants'' ("All Saints Fair") of Cocentaina attracts many tourists each year. The Moros i Cristians festival is dated in 1586.

People

David Belda David Belda García (born March 18, 1983 in Cocentaina) is a Spanish professional cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . In May 2017, Belda recorded a positive drugs test for erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition control. The ...

, cyclist * Nicolás Borrás, a Spanish Renaissance painter and monk of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba. * Timoteo Briet Montaud, art nouveau architech. * Natxo Insa, footballer *

José Luis Moltó José Luis Moltó Carbonell (born 29 June 1975 in Cocentaina, Alicante) is a Spanish volleyball player who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In 2007 he was a member of the men's national team that ...

, Spanish volleyball player *

Lucas Torró Lucas Torró Marset (born 19 July 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Osasuna as a central midfielder. Club career Early career Born in Cocentaina, Alicante, Valencian Community, Torró represented mainly ...

, footballer * Rafael Valls, cyclist

References

External links

Ajuntament de Cocentaina
Municipal government of Cocentaina * L'Escaleta Restaurant, Michelin star (*) Comtat Municipalities in the Province of Alicante {{valencia-geo-stub