This is something that can be experienced throughout the whole of the medieval quarter, where the houses are also built directly on the rock. On this street, it is worth noting such picturesque and interesting corners such as the 'Calca Excusada', in old times used as a secondary door of access into the village: Those who did not arrive before the set time at which they closed the main doors, would try to get in this way, and if not allowed in would spend the night "under the Valencia moon".
Continuing up this street we reach the 'Plaza de la Cantereria', where we find important mansions of the medieval era, 'la Font de Gracia' (The Fountain of Grace), 1974 from we can see a magnificent view of Sierra Mariola. We will continue our walk until we reach la Ermita de la Virgen de Agosto (The Hermitage of Our Lady of August).
 

Itinerary through the medieval quarters (3)

Dedicated to the Virgin ofthe Assumption, it was built after the conquest of Bocairent by the troops of King James I in 1245. Following tradition, King James I ordered it to be built over the old entry gate to the town so as everyone who entered the villa, would do so under her protection. This gate is known as the 'Portxe de la Mare de Deu d'Agost' (The Door of the Mother of God of August) or 'Portal de l'Almaguer'. As such, the hermitage is found just above the dome which leads in from the arch and makes corner with another house. On the façade, we have a tiled altarpiece of the Virgin of the Ascension with an inscription that reads, 'The Ascension of Our Lady. (1855). The Hermitage has a bell steeple with a simple wrought iron cross and five stone stairs lead into its interior. It is of square floor, with chequered black and white floor, blue walls and a fleuron roof. The masonry altarpiece is of Renaissance style and it its center a niche shelters the Virgin. On either side niched aisles, on the right with images of Saint Raymond and Saint Edelmira and on the left with the Sacred Heart. Leaving the Hermitage, to the right we see one of the many fountains in Bocairent, the Font de l'Almaguer (1794). From here we go up the 'Carrer de les Voltes', of pure Arab style and into 'Raco de la Prensa', named as such because it was the site of the old printing press for the textile industry, no longer used today. From here we exit into 'La Placeta de San Vicent' (Saint Vincent Square), where the Town Hall was situated years ago and the Saint preached in 1410. We head into the street, 'Calle del Batlle' and admire important Renaissance houses, suchas the one in which the painter, John of Johns lived during his stay in Bocairent in 1578. On the left we have 'Carrer de l'Embos', a small and picturesque narrow road with a width of less than a meter. Following on, on 'la Calle del Battle' we come to the barrerra Vella (Old Barrier), under the main door of the parochial temple, where we end our route that we could well describe as "The Route of Wonders"