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City Route
The town grew beyond its walls as corsair attacks diminished from 1670. The Plaza del Olmo became the new town centre. From 1862, the Calle de Colón, the new Valencia road, became the main road. The market, the Theatre Auditorium, the Villa of Centella, the Roman Baths, the Chocolate museums and the…
Cemetery of Casetes (Jovada Sector) (panel no. 35)
In 2015 we did some archaeological soundings prior to the construction of this roundabout. We found an extraordinary archaeological site. We excavated part of the asphalted area and avoided excavating the interior of the roundabout.
There were 150 Phoenician, Iberian and Roman graves. We preserved them under the tarmac. They formed part of an enormous cemetery stretching back to the old town. From the 7th century BC, for more than a thousand years, people were buried here.
The graves were next to the road connecting Villajoyosa to Alcoy. It is the Camí del Peix (Fish Road), one of the oldest roads in Spain. It is also a historic Camino de Santiago.
Tombs nr. 435, 445 and 503 are big Phoenician chamber tombs containing remarkable pieces.
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