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Founde in 1592 and dedicated to the patron saint of the town, the hermitage is a single- nave building in the Renaissance style. Inside there is the eternal flame to commemorate the end of the Spanish Civil War.

Restore by the municipality in 2004, the hermitage has a covered porch at the entrance, upon which there isa belfry. The most interesting original ornamentation is the shield of the "Ruiz de Castellblanque", a former patron of the place, located in the front wall.

Regarded as the oldest example of Valencian Gothic style in the city, the hermitage was built in the 13th century. It is a simple plan composed of a single rectangular nave with four pointed interior arches. Outside, the buttresses stand out. The roof was in the Mudejar-style.

Built at the end of the 19th century, above the main altar there is a mural painting representing Saint Sebastian tied to a tree, an angel depositing a laurel branch on the head of the Saint. This painting was painted by the painter-decorator Don Benjamín Biot, a native of Meliana, in 1945.

Founded in the 17th century , the building has undergone several renovations. It is a humble stone building with a gabled roof. Inside the church there is a wooden cross alleged to come from the Garden of Gethesemane.

The hermitage is at the top of the small mont and surrounded by trees. The façade is rectangular, with only the access door and an empty niche arranged on it.

A simple building, the pedimented façade has a steeple and a niche as well as a sundial.

The hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso dates back to the 12th century when a certain Alberto Besozzi d'Arolo retired in prayer and solitude to a cave in this part of the coast. There he is said to have built a chapel that can still be seen today at the back of the church. The monastic complex was built around the 14th century, with the construction of two churches dedicated to St. Nicholas and St. Mary New. The complex was governed by the Dominicans (-1314/1986-1996), the Ambrosians (1314 - 1645), the Carmelites (1670-1770), the Benedictines (1996-).

According to local tradition, the history of this hermitage dates back to 1392, when the town was hit by a plague. An angel appeared to a certain Liñana and urged people to pray for the end of the plague. Once it was gone, the hermitage was built to commemorate the miracle.

The Ermita de São João Baptista (Ermida de São João Baptista) is a chapel of medieval origin and a clear example of 16th-century Algarve architecture.