- Ayora
Infobox City Spain
official_name=Ayora
native_name=Ayora
native_language=Spanish
spanish_name=Ayora
community=Valencian Community
community_link=Valencia (autonomous community)
province=Valencia
province_link=Valencia (province)
comarca=Valle de Ayora Cofrentes
comarca_link=Valle de Cofrentes
time_zone=CET (GMT +1)
time_zone_summer=CEST (GMT +2)
area=446.58
population=5,492
date-population=2006
density=12.3
date-density=2006
lat_long=coord|39|3|30|N|1|3|26|W|region:ES_type:city
altitude=641Ayora is a municipality in the "comarca" of
Valle de Ayora Cofrentes in the Valencian Community,Spain . It lies in the inland part of the Valencian Community on the border of the provinces of Albacete and Alicante.The Valley of Ayora runs between the mountain ranges of Palomera and Mugrón to the west, and the Tooth of Cuts of Pallás and the bulk of Caroig. Its landscape consists of numerous forest tracks crossing the valleys and bordering the mountains. It contains a number of tourist attractions: the Cave of Don Juan, the Ayora Castle, the Parish church of Our Lady of the Ascension, Hermitages, the Iberian town of the Castellar of Meca, Cave paintings (Cave La Vieja), La Hunde and the rivers Cabriel and Júcar. The region contains a rich variety of fauna and flora and resembles a typical landscape of inland Mediterranean zones.
The gastronomy of Ayora include gazpacho ayorino, a local variety of gazpacho and local paellas which consist of a combination of a variety of seafood and animal meat such as chicken or rabbit.
* [http://www.villadeayora.com Rurals Villa Ayora]
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