In Plaza de las Escuelas Pías, opposite the doors of the Antigua Universidad, you'll find a group of sculptures consisting of five bronze statues made by Manuel Boix. They depict five of the most famous Borgia family members: Popes Calixtus III and Alexander VI, their children César and Lucrecia de Borgia and the 4th Duke of Gandía and patron of the city, Francisco de Borgia. The statues were placed in Plaza de la Antigua Universidad in 1998.
A fortified Medieval farmhouse with three embrasures and a watchtower on each corner. The building was acquired by Alfonso de Borgia y Castro, youngest son of Francisco de Borgia. It was built during the 14th century and was the summer residence of the Royal Dukes, converted into a stately home for recreation and hunting.
Hospital de Sant Marc (Saint Mark's Hospital) was an institution for poor people and travellers that remained active for more than 600 years, from the 14th century through to 1973. The institution was founded before the era of the Borgias, although it is attributed to Duke Alfonso el Viejo. Francisco de Borgia's mother acquired several buildings adjoining the hospital to extend it. The extension culminated with her son.
The monastery of Santa Clara is an enclosed convent inhabited by nuns from the Order of Saint Clare (also known as the Poor Clares). The building is Gothic and was restored in 1967. It was listed as an Asset of Local Importance.
The Catedral de Santa María (Cathedral of Santa María) in València, popularly known as La Seu, is the headquarters of the Archbishop of València and it was the wish of King Jaime I that it should be dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was consecrated in 1238 by the first Bishop of València following the Reconquest, Fr. Andrés de Albalat.
The Palacio de los Sanz is one of the most remarkable architectural gems of 15th century Valencian Civic Gothic architecture. In the early 1400s, the estate belonged to Xàtiva resident Jaume Vallés, who named it after his family, but it later became the property of the landowning Sanz family, who also lived in the city.
The Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba in the municipal area of Alfauir (València) is set on the hillock of Cotalba in beautiful countryside only about eight kilometres from Gandía. It's privately owned and has been open to the public since 2005 through an agreement set up with the Department of Culture at the Generalitat Valenciana, the València regional government.
The Real Monasterio de Santa María de la Valldigna is in Simat de la Valldigna and was founded by King Jaime II of Aragón in 1298. Rodrigo de Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, and César de Borgia were both Abbots of this monastery.
The building has a rectangular layout and a striking appearance: a roof with classic arrangements of refractory bricks, an open-plan space, large glass windows... the building is in the town of Castelló de Rugat in the province of València, and houses the Museo-Taller de la Cerámica de Gerres (Gerres ceramics museum and workshop) containing artefacts from the archaeological digs carried out in the Palacio Ducal.
The Palacio Ducal de los Borgia is in the top part of Castelló de Rugat, in Plaza Palau. It was built by the Bellvis family in the 14th and 15th centuries. It subsequently passed into the hands of the Borgias, who extended and improved it. The palace was used by the family as a summer residence and was enjoyed by four generations of the Borgia family. The property was finally acquired by the Frasquet family, who were local landowners and the last people to own the building.