Banyeres de Mariola

Infobox City Spain
official_name=Banyeres de Mariola
native_name=Banyeres de Mariola
native_language=Valencian
spanish_name=Banyeres de Mariola
community=Valencian Community
community_link=Valencia (autonomous community)
province=Alicante
province_link=Alicante (province)
comarca=Alcoià
comarca_link=Alcoià
time_zone=CET (GMT +1)
time_zone_summer=CEST (GMT +2)
area=50.28
population=7,237
date-population=2006
density=144
date-density=2006
lat_long=coord|38|42|57|N|0|39|26|W|region:ES_type:city
altitude=816

Banyeres de Mariola (in Valencian) or Bañeres (in Spanish) is a settlement in the north of the province of Alicante (Spain), 860 metres above sea level, with a population of 7,500. The main employer is the local textile industry. The town has a Moorish castle that dates from 1214, and is surrounded by mountains, almond and olive trees.

On the 23rd and 24th April each year the town celebrates the "Moros y Cristianos" (Moors and Christians) festival, commemorating the 13th century defeat by the Christians of the occupying Moorish rulers. It is a festival of pageantry, costume, and pyrotechnics. The nearby larger town of Alcoy/Alcoi has a 4-day festival on a much grander scale over four days from the 22nd to 24th April.