Sinarcas

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Sinarcas

Location

Coordinates : 39°44′2″N, 1°13′50″W
Time zone : CET (GMT +1)
- summer : CEST (GMT +2)

General information

Native name

Sinarques (Spanish)

Spanish name

Sinarcas

Administration

Country

Spain

Autonomous Community

Valencian Community

Province

Valencia

Comarca

Requena-Utiel

Geography

Land Area

102.46 km²

Altitude

899 m AMSL

Population

Population

1,213 (2006)

Density

11.8 hab./km² (2006)

Sinarcas is a municipality in the Valencian Community (province of Valencia) and is located about one hour's drive inland from the city of Valencia. Primarily an agricultural town, local produce includes grapes, lavender and wheat. There is also a large battery chicken egg production locally.

1 Geography
2 Cuisine
3 Places of note in the area and things to do
4 Shops and services

[edit] Geography

The area is surrounded by pine forest and mediterranean scrub including lavender on the hillsides and gets very dry in the Summer. The altitude is around 1000 m and so it is consequently relatively cool in Summer compared with more coastal locations.

This sleepy town has suffered from the emigration of the younger demographic to towns where there is more work to be found.

[edit] Cuisine

Local specialities include casseroled Lamb knees and a heavy soup containing home-made pasta and beans.

[edit] Places of note in the area and things to do

Las Vinuelas is a privately owned and run hostel and activity centre. It has a swimming pool, archery facilities, frontoncourt, climbing wall and can facilitate horse riding and other local activities, such as traditional bakery and crafts in the village.
Municipal swimming pool
Church
Watersports and canyoning in Benegueber
Tour of Fire Station and demonstration.
La Granja, a local battery chicken egg farm offers tours of its facilities and factory.