What to see in Municipality Sax

The Castle of Sax (Castillo de Sax) was built on a limestone ridge, at altitude of 500 meters. It overlooks the village and the river Vinalopo. Its construction started in X Century but later there were several reconstruction and rebuilds. Some of them (as the Levante tower from the XII Century) are...

The Parish Church of our Lady of the Assumption in town of Sax was built between 1530 and 1550 and was extended later in 1789, when the side chapels were removed which enlarged the sanctuary and the extension consisted of a new vault.The church is one of the finest examples of the Catalan influenced...

The Moors and Christians (Moros y Cristianos) festival held during the first 2 weeks of February in town of Sax and several neighbour municipalities (Pego, Alcoy, etc.)....

Archaeological museum (Museo Archaeológico) in Sax outlines the history of the area....

The towering rocks around town of Sax (known as Cabreras) are a popular place for rock climbing. There are two main climbing areas; the towers of the Peñas del Rey, which is the most popular area is, and the open wall of the Sector Cumbre higher up the hillside...

The House-Museum Alberto Sols opened in 1997 is located in a XIX century building located on Main Street in town of Sax. The building is a typical example of architecture of that century.Alberto Sols García is the pioneer and prime mover of Spanish biochemistry. He was born in Sax on February 2 ...