Plaza de los Pajes It is called this because there is a sculpture of a page in it.In addition to the sculpture of the page, the square also has the Santa Cruz shop-museumand the side door of the Church of Saint Joshep.This door is the place wherethe pilgrimages of May...
Legend of the Holy Cross The legend tells the story of some peasants who went to Mahoya to collect water from the Chícamo River. Near there, they found a box with wooden splinters joined together.Together, they decided to take it to the church in Abanilla.The peasants...
The Festivals of May 3rd and September 14th On May 3rd, the pilgrimagestarts in Abanilla and endsat the Hermitage of the Holy Cross.Here, the people of the townplace the cross under a large mechanical grenade.The grenade opens and drops waterand white doves onto the...
The Festivities of May 3rd and September 14th Every May 3rd, the residents of Abanilla set out from the Church of San José and make their way to the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in Mahoya. There, the Holy Cross is placed under a mechanical pomegranate that, when...
Hermitage of the Holy Cross Situada en Mahoya, una pedanía cercana a Abanilla, la Ermita de la Santa Cruz se construyó en el mismo punto donde, según la leyenda, un grupo de campesinos encontró la Santa Cruz cerca de la acequia mayor del río Chícamo. En su interior,...
Hermitage of Saint Anne The Hermitage of Saint Anne, built in the late 16th century, stands on the site of a former 12th-century Moorish (watchower) castle.Between 1940 and 1950, the hermitage was the setting for a battle reenactment, in which the Moors would kidnap...
