Marjal Major

Marjal Major is a locality in Pego, Alicante, Valencian Community. Marjal Major is situated nearby to the locality Sort de la Closa, as well as near Xirateu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Marjal de Pego-Oliva Natural Park and Castell del Castellar.

Marjal de Pego-Oliva Natural Park

Nature reserve

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Marjal de Pego-Oliva Natural Park is a nature reserve.

Castell del Castellar

Castle

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Castell del Castellar is a castle.

Cova Foradà is an archaeological site consisting of a cave with remains of Neanderthals near Oliva, in the Province of Valencia, Spain. The most complete skeleton of a Neanderthal ever found on the Iberian peninsula was found there in 2010.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pego and El Ràfol d’Almúnia.

Pego

Town

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Pego is a municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain. Lying just inland from the northern Costa Blanca resort of Dénia, the town of Pego sits in a depression, surrounded by mountains. Pego is situated 4 km southwest of Marjal Major.

El Ràfol d’Almúnia

Village

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El Ràfol d'Almúnia is a municipality in the comarca of Marina Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated in the northern part of the province of Alicante, and numbers some 635 inhabitants according to the 2007 Spanish National Census. El Ràfol d’Almúnia is situated 6 km southeast of Marjal Major.