la Foia d’en Rafel

la Foia d’en Rafel is a sinkhole in La Vall de Gallinera, Alicante, Valencian Community. la Foia d’en Rafel is situated near the ruins Nevera de la Safor, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Vall de la Safor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villalonga Municipality and Alpatró.

Villalonga Municipality

Village

Photo: Joanbanjo, Public domain.

Villalonga, officially Vilallonga/Villalonga in and, is a municipality in the Safor comarca of the Province of Valencia, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Villalonga Municipality is situated 5 km northeast of la Foia d’en Rafel.

Alpatró

Hamlet

Photo: Salvador Escriva, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alpatró is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km south of la Foia d’en Rafel.

L’Orxa/Lorcha

Village

Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

L'Orxa, or Lorcha, is a municipality is a municipality in the comarca of Comtat in the Valencian Community, Spain. As of the year 2021, it has a total population of 581. L’Orxa/Lorcha is situated 5 km southwest of la Foia d’en Rafel.

la Foia d’en Rafel

Type: Sinkhole
Category: landform
Location: La Vall de Gallinera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.86763° or 38° 52′ 4″ north

Longitude

-0.25971° or 0° 15′ 35″ west

Open location code

8CCXVP9R+34

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8423645558

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=sinkhole

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nevera de la Safor and la Safor.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Refugi de la Safor and Caseta dels Caçadors.

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