Historic Xàbia Riurau of the Català d'Arnauda The typical riuraus and naies are highly representative elements of Xàbia’s rural architecture. These are rectangular masonry buildings made of common stone and “tosca,” with large arches or “ulls” and usually with a reed...
Historic Xàbia Walls of the Town of Xàbia The town of Xàbia was protected and surrounded by walls until 1874, the year marking the definitive demolition of the defensive walls that enclosed the current ring roads. The remains, found on Av. Príncipe de Asturias,...
Historic Xàbia hermitage of Saint John and 18th-19th Century Cementery The Hermitage of Saint John is one of Xàbia’s oldest monuments (15th-16th centuries). After several centuries as a hermitage, in 1817 it became the funeral chapel of the then-new cemetery, located...
Historic Xàbia Convent of the Agustinians In 1936, the old “Minimal Convent of Our Lady of Victory and Saint Francis of Paula” was completely destroyed. That same year, the Town Hall exchanged the land where the convent was located for the plot now occupied by the...
Historic Xàbia Ca Lambert This building, currently used for cultural activities, was built during the second half of the 19th century (1857) following the “academic” styles and trends of that period. It belonged to a wealthy family from Xàbia’s agricultural...
Historic Xàbia Chapel of Santa Anna Another important need in medieval times, due to the frequent outbreaks of plague, was the Hospital, built in 1502, of which only its chapel remains—the Chapel of Santa Anna—located on Carrer d’Avall. It is a small Gothic building...
