Murla is the capital of the game known as “pelota valenciana”: It is taught there and the best players of the Valencian Community have enjoyed matches in its narrow, cool streets. The local players are well known and a square in the village has been named after one of the best players in the game’s history, Nel de Murla. Matches are played every weekend afternoons. The village is of singular interest with its unusual fortified church, where illuminated crypts and reconstructed towers can be seen, contrasting with the modern streetlights. Modernist façades and the people sitting on chairs by the road, watching the occasional car go by, with a beer in their hands.
Rice with beans and turnips, baked rice and Coques d’herba (pizza-like pastries).
Leather and hemp work.
Fortified church and Roman foundations.
From the 3-7 of August, a celebration is held in honour of the Divina
Aurora, the Saviour and the Virgin of the Defenceless. On the 20th of
January a pilgrimage is held in honour of St. Sebastian.
Murla is located on the road from Castell de Castells to Parcent. It is
situated 87 km from Alicante and 48 km from Benidorm.
Sierra del Cavall Verd - one of the peaks of which, La Creueta, is located
over Murla. Peña del Altar is a much more difficult climb.
Walking and bicycle tours. You can see and learn how to play ‘Valencian Pelota’.
