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The visitor service provided by the MARQ Foundation, in collaboration with Beniarrés Town Council, will resume on 7 and 8 September, by appointment through the MARQ website.
The vice-president of the MARQ Foundation and deputy for Culture, Juan de Dios NavarroHe thanked the Beniarrés Town Council for "all their collaboration and support in this project in which we go hand in hand and which has already been enjoyed by more than 2,500 people, since its launch in June 2021, and which has been a real boost for a municipality of barely 1,100 inhabitants".500 people, since its launch in June 2021, and which has been a real boost for a municipality of just 1,100 inhabitants", highlighting "the commitment of the Provincial Council with the enhancement of our heritage and with the municipalities at risk of depopulation with the implementation, in this case, of two cultural resources of the first order that also offer the opportunity to make a suggestive tour of cultural and scenic interest that begins in the Interpretation Centre located in the same town centre of the town and culminates with a visit to the site itself at the top of the Sierra del Benicadell".
The Cova de l'Or in Beniarrés is open to the public. 675 metres above sea level on the southern slope of the reliefs that make up the Sierra del Benicadell mountain range. It contains a archaeological site of enormous importance for the knowledge and research of the Neolithic of the Mediterranean façade of the Iberian Peninsula. The quality and significance of the archaeological material found in the excavations The results of research carried out since the 1930s suggest that the cave was a place of social reference for the settlers of Mediterranean origin who, in the mid-6th millennium BC, introduced agriculture and livestock farming into these valleys.
The site and the renovated Interpretation Centre were opened to the public for the first time on 11 June 2021. This weekend, 13-14 July, will be the last weekend when visits will be allowed due to the high summer temperatures. The service will resume next weekend, 7-8 September. MMore information on the link on the MARQ website:
https://www.marqalicante.com/Paginas/es/Cova-de-lOr-P682-M3.html.
