Carcaixent (Valencian: [kaɾkajˈʃent]; Spanish: Carcagente [kaɾkaˈxente]) is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, eastern Spain, with c. 20,000 inhabitants.

[4] According to the historical records, in 1781 parish priest Vicente Monzó and two acquaintances, notary and scribe Carlo Maseres and pharmacist Jacinto Bodí, planted the first fields of orange trees in the municipal area of Carcaixent known as Les Basses del Rey.

Wholesale exports of oranges commenced in this century, fuelled by the arrival of the railway that connected Valencia, Xàtiva, Algemesí, La Pobla Llarga, Alzira and Carcaixent (1853).

Carcaixent has developed the Orange route to introduce national and foreign visitors to this interesting and celebrated agricultural, commercial and cultural legacy.

Visitors will also learn about parish priest Monzó’s pioneer action, and the different architectural styles used in the construction of orange warehouses from antiquity to present times.

The rainiest season of the year is autumn, due to the cold drop episodes that are more common during the months of September, October and November.