Its approximately 5 km from Parcent to Jalon along very good tracks. Along with Alcalali, this is our local walk. Apart from food shopping, anything else requires a visit to Jalon. We will often walk in with a haversack providing it is not too heavy.
As we walk down the hill from the house to Parcent, we pass the village font. This is a public washing area, where we often see the local village ladies doing the weekly wash. They quite often have the family car nearby to avoid the steep climb back to the village. We also find it a very useful place for cooling our hands and face after a long walk in the summer.
The main street in Parcent. The only time we have seen it busy is during the annual fiesta, when the festivities go on all night. The rest of the year it could easily be mistaken for a ghost town.
As we leave the village we follow the cross country path towards Alcalali, passing this lovely, and very Spanish, farm house.
This is the final stretch as we approach Jalon along the river path.
We join the Jalon to Parcent road and pass the Bodega (wine shop) on the right. Jalon is very popular with coach tours from Benidorm, and a favourite spot to visit is the Bodega who offer free samples of their wines. And you can buy a 5 litre bottle of red or white for a couple of euros.
A little further down the road is our favourite cafe, where we watch the world go by with a cup of cafe con leche. As you can see, there is not a whole lot of world to watch.
The start of the walk back to Parcent is along the river. Although this is a rural road, we often do not see another person during the hour or so it takes to reach Parcent.
Nearing Parcent, which can be seen in the distance. The hill behind is The Green Horse, another of our favourite walks.
Approaching Parcent we see our house, which is one of those above the town with the trees in front. This gives a good idea of just how high the hill is.
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