Things to do in the Sierra de Mariola: a guide to the area around Alfafara
If you’re staying at Masía El Pinet, one of the best-kept secrets of inland Alicante is right on your doorstep. The Sierra de Mariola isn’t just a protected natural area: it’s a patchwork of trails, springs, villages with centuries of history and a calm that’s hard to find on the coast. Here’s what you shouldn’t […]
Food in inland Alicante: what you have to try
The Alicante coast gets all the attention, but the interior of the province, where Alfafara and the whole Sierra de Mariola area lie, has a cuisine of its own: hearty stews, mountain cooking and seasonal produce, very different from the seafood everyone associates with Alicante. If you’re staying at Masía El Pinet, this is your […]
Rural house for large groups in Alicante
Finding a rural house in Alicante for a group of 10, 12 or 15 people isn’t as easy as it sounds. Most rural accommodation in the province is designed for couples or small families, sleeping 4, 6 or perhaps 8 at most, which forces many large groups to split across two or three different places […]
