Ontinyent

Ontinyent

Ontinyent, in Valencian (known in Spanish as Onteniente), is a town and municipality in the comarca of Vall d'Albaida, Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated on the banks of the Clarià River, a tributary of the Xúquer, and on the Xàtiva–Alcoi railway. Ontinyent is near the Serra de Mariola Natural Park. Ontinyent is a historic city featuring many baroque churches, aristocratic mansions, city walls, the palace of the Dukes of Almodòver and a 16th-century bridge alongside newer apartment buildings and modern retail. The city has been known for its production of cloth, paper, brandy, furniture and earthenware as well as its trade in cereals, wine, almonds and olive oil. Juan Roig, Spanish billionaire and president of Mercadona, went to school in Ontinyent.