A karstic paleontological site is located on the southeast slope of the Sierra de Quibas in an abandoned limestone quarry.

[3] They collected rodent fossils and used dental patterns to identify these to be of the Muroidea subfamily Arvicolinae.

Using stratigraphic and sedimentological features in the limestone, the scientists were able to date these fossils to the Early Pleistocene subepoch.

Other sights worth visiting include the source of the River Chícamo and the mountains of Abanilla and Quibas.

Muslim peoples intended to rule the peninsula and conquered large part of it from the starting year to 726.

The nobleman Theodemir did an agreement with the governor Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa in 713 which name is Treaty of Orihuela.

[16] The king of the Taifa of Murcia signed the Treaty of Alcaraz, which consisted in conferring vassalage to the Crown of Castile, in 1243.

As there were rather many of them in Abanilla (over 1,000), the town turned out not to have enough workers for land labouring and that caused an economic downturn, which lasted for a century.

[22][23] Typical local dishes include home-made sausages, paella with rabbit and snails, gachasmigas.

Between 23 April and 9 May, the festivals of Santa Cruz take place, featuring parades of Moors and Christians.