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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Villena

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Villena, Spain

Updated November 17, 2016

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Villena, Spain

Jug Museum - Museo del Botijo

Containing a personal collection of more than 1,200 jugs from around the world.
The Treasure

Villena, Spain

Treasure of Villena

A significant cache of prehistoric valuables is on display in an unassuming museum tucked inside a town hall.
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The theatre.

Sax, Spain

Colony of Santa Eulalia

An abandoned socialist utopia built in the late 19th century.
4 miles from Villena

Biar, Spain

Medieval Aqueduct of Biar

This 15th-century aqueduct with distinctive pointed arches was used for irrigation in the Vinalopó valley.
5 miles from Villena
Dolls.

Onil, Spain

Museo de la Muñeca

Learn how dolls are made in this fascinating museum inside a 19th-century mansion.
10 miles from Villena
The replica gypsum furnace.

Castalla, Spain

La Foia de Castalla

This site is both a remarkable reminder of the town's mining history and a fantastic government blooper.
10 miles from Villena
World’s Largest Shoe?

Elda, Spain

Elda Footwear Museum

This Spanish shoe museum has history, has design, and has a pair of Rafael Nadal's tennies!
11 miles from Villena
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