Travel Guide Cullera

It is its medieval castle, a 13th century fortress, located on the highest point of the city, that will attract your attention when you arrive in Cullera. Built between the Montanya d'Or, also known as the mountain of the rabosses, and the mouth of the Júcar river, this seaside town of less than 22,000 inhabitants belongs to the Ribera Baja county. Appearing in El Canto del mio Cid under the name of "Gujera", the city experienced a difficult reconquest: Jaime I's troops could not take it in 1235 and had to wait until the fall of Valencia in 1240 to access it. Long dedicated to rice and orange crops, as well as fishing, the city experienced a tourist boom in the 1960s. Today, a few kilometres south of Valencia, it offers an interesting stopover. We will discover the two main elements of its historical and artistic heritage, its castle and the sanctuary of the Mare Deu del Castillo and on the other side of the mountain, its lighthouse and the Dragut cave. As for swimming, it has a total of 13 km of beaches, interspersed with cliffs and characterized by a great diversity of ecosystems, including the Playa de San Antonio, along the seafront, or the Playa del Faro, ideal for scuba diving or fishing. In addition to water sports, you can also enjoy hiking with many signposted routes and discover freshwater lagoons such as the Estany gran, located south of the mouth of the Júcar River and home to a wide variety of fauna and flora.