Geographical outline

The provincial relief is formed by two regions with very specific characteristics. The first is a mountain range with two areas, one located in the northern part and forms part of the Tortajada Range, Ademuz Swath, Sabinar and Javalambre ranges (these last two ranges located in the foothills of the Albarracín Range) and another located at the west, where the Millares, Ayora and Muela de Juay Ranges are found.

The second region at the south of the province and surrounded by the coastline is very well limited by the Monduber height (840 meters) and by a huge plain smoothly raised from the sea to the foothills of the peripheral hills from the west; this is the ground for the rich Valencian lands. The coast that counts with the alluvial contributions brought by the Palancia, Turia and Júcar Rivers is low and sandy thus a long shoreline has been formed from Sagunt to Cullera leaving behind the Albufera National Park, whose marshy soils constitute a fragile ecosystem of great value for the European and African migrating birds. The coastline is only interrupted by the presence of some capes such as Canet and Cullera’s points.  

The main rivers are Turia and Jucar ( with their tributaries Cabriel, Albaida and Magro) the Palancia and the Serpis are rivers with irregular regimes that have made their channelling possible through a complex system of ditches in order to  irrigate Valencia’s rich lands known as the Huertas. In order to achieve all this, dams have been built such as Buseo, Benagever, Regajo, Tous, Loringuilla, Contreras and Manises. The vegetation is varied thus the existence of animal species such as the rabbit, the pigeon or the thrush are a complement of the rich fishes of their rivers.