A new kind of dwelling house excavated inside the bowels of the Earth began to flourish in Rojales during the last century.

Nowadays in four districts, these cave-houses are still functional, some remain as homes, others transformed into beautiful exhibition centres and tea rooms. They are located at the sides of several hills surrounding the south of the town and are Rojales' irreplaceable historical district and, undoubtedly, one of the most interesting in the Valencian Community.  The surrounding park now hosting the annual medieval festival and a traditional hand craft fair on the first Sunday of every month.

 As a curiosity, the visitor will be gratefully

 surprised with the House of the Shells. It is

 the masterpiece of Manuel Fulleda Alcaraz's

 patience and perseverance and is to be found

 in one of these districts, the Caves of El

 Rodeo.

Other monuments: Rojales Church, Cultural centre in Quesada, La Marquesa Golf Course and the Capitol Theatre in Rojales.

History

 To preserve the history and tradition of  

 Rojales, the Town Hall has initiated 

 the restoration and protection of its’

 traditional architectural monuments,

 and formed a number of museums and

 exhibitions for public information, such

 as El Museo de la Huerta (The

 Countryside Museum), the

 Archaeological museum and the art

 exhibition in the caves of Rodeo.

The wind mill is on a small hillock, east of the town, adjacent to the public park "El Ladrillar"

This construction is worth a visit because it is an interesting sample of popular architectural style of Southern Spain.
This monument, of which only the external closures stood, has been recently restored and fitted with the necessary devices to make it work.

The town's hydraulic irrigation system dates back to the Andalusian Muslim society, which set up a complete network to collect the waters of the Segura river flow.

The survival of this hydraulic system in the town facilitates an astonishing tour of the town around the three main axis: the Azud, the

Water Wheel and the Bridge, landmark features of the town's landscape and very important to the region.

  A tour around the Azud (a 40 metre-long

  and 10 wide stonework dam built in the 16^th

  century) demonstrates its function to

  raise the level of the river flow to divert the

  water to the major irrigation ditches and the

  Water Wheel.

  Built at the end of last century, the Wheel

  serves as the nivelation lever between the

  river and the highlands on the right bank. It

  is protected by monumental stonework to

  stave damage from the river flooding.

 The 18th-century Bridge of Charles III

 is one of most representative symbols

 of Rojales and is characterised by the

 excellent workmanship of the

 stone.  It crosses the Segura river using

 three wide arches and is the finishing

 point of this route of great historical

 and artistic importance.