Organizes guided nature walks, bird-watching workshops, and guided hikes to archaeological sites.
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Centro de Información / Information Centre
Located in a former religious complex, the centre has brochures about natural and historic sights in the park, a small botanical garden, and displays. Other facilities include toilets and a café, as well a nearby campground with 20 campsites. To camp prior approval is required at least two days in advance; details (in Spanish) are available here.
Castillo de Barchell / Barchell Castle
A 12th-century castle of likely Muslim origin. It has a rectangular keep and a court with rainwater tank.
Parque Natural de la Fuente Roja / Font Roja Natural Park
This smaller, heavily-forested mountain park has some good hiking trails, ranging in difficulty from easy three-hour to challenging eight-hour hikes. The park administration has an online list of five hiking trails with maps and trail descriptions (in Spanish).
Refugio-Museo de Cervantes / Cervantes Air Raid Shelter
One of more than 25 air raid shelters used by Alcoy residents during the Spanish Civil War, it is more than 100 m long and has on display a number of photographs as well as audiovisual presentations.
The 13th-century Gothic tower was once part of Alcoy's defensive network, and fully restored in 2002. Today it offers some excellent views of the city.
Museo Arqueologico
Housed in a building from the Valencian Gothic and Renaissance periods, the museum as a large collection of ceramics from the Iberian period.