area of 18.4 km2, as the climb of "El Cocoll" or to "El Cavall Verd", a mountain that looks like the face of a woman, the recreational area of the "Safareig", and the camping area of "la Vall de Pop" just 750 m from the town. The town is known from around the area for its many trails, and spectacular mountain views. The highest mountain peak of Benigembla is represented by "El Morro d'en Serra" with 1,001 m. One of the walking trails of interest in town is The Route of "El Mirabó". Other known mountains of Benigembla are: "El Cavall Verd" or "el Pop"(793 m), "La Penya de l'Altar" (949 m), "La Solana" (793 m), and also "El Mirabó" (691 m). An interesting hiking trail is the climb to the top of "Cocoll"(1045 m), and it is a marked trail that starts in the Camí del Corral Nou, which is about 350 m from the town of Benigembla towards the road to Castell de Castells. We pass by over the well of el "l' Aljub del Frare" and by the cliff "Barrancs dels Bous"". A zigzag draw us closer to "El Corral de Malea", and then to a more open space called la "Corona". Then we arrived at the "Pla d'en Moragues" where there are planes and helicopters of the forest services. we followed then a forest track that leads to the top of Cocoll, which is very close. The views when the weather permits it, are magnificent and we can see clearly: El Cavall Verd, Carrascal d'Ebo, Alfaro, the Pla de Petracos, Serrella, Xortà, Aitana, Carrascal de Parcent. There is a rare colony of the plant Caralluma mumbyana in the mountain of the Cavall Verd, a type of cactus with bright pink flowers that is indigenous to south-eastern Spain, that is at risk of extinction. There are only three other known colonies of the plant in the Valencian Country, and it is currently under the protection of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The river Xaló-Gorgos passes next to Benigembla, which borders the town from its west side to its east side, and it was designated, as a site of special community interest by the European Commission in 2005. The river Xaló-Gorgos is 55 km long, and it ends finally in the sea in Xàbia. Economy and tourism Farming and livestock were the pillars of