Bañeres

"Bañeres (en valenciano y oficialmente Banyeres de Mariola) es un municipio de la Comunidad Valenciana, España. Está situado en el norte de la provincia de Alicante, en la comarca de la Hoya de Alcoy. Contaba con 7.155 habitantes en 2015 (INE)."

"Banyeres de Mariola (Valencian pronunciation: [baeez ðe maila], Spanish: Bañeres) 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. From the 22 to the 24 April each year the town celebrates the Moros i Cristians (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."