Administratively, the mountainous area is located in the Marina Baixa, Alcoià and Comtat comarcas in the northern part of Alicante province, Valencian Community, Spain.

[1] The Aitana mountain range is spread over an area of 2,000 hectares, about ten miles from the Mediterranean coast.

The summit has also been the location of the finish line in the annual multi-stage bicycle race Vuelta a España a number of times.

The remains of snow reservoirs constructed of rock that were used for centuries to provide blocks of ice to the towns below.

La Font de l’Arbre is a recreational area with wooden tables, a barbecue grill and a source of fresh and crystal clear water.

This is a good place to rest since its deciduous trees provide shade in summer and let the sunlight through in winter.

The native plants that have evolved to adapt to blizzards and other rigors of the cold winters in this part of the mountains are notable.

We cross the pass and follow the path along some gorges, known as the chasms of Partagás, that form a natural spectacle.

They have been carved by the action of rain and melting snow – the combination of water and CO2 in the atmosphere forms the carbonic acid that dissolves the limestone rock.